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The listing, Vintage Bakelite? Buttons has ended.

I believe this pair of buttons are bakelite. They are a light tan/yellow with a smokey black swirl. Please refer to pictures. They do have what looks to be 2 small pin holes on the back of the buttons. They measure 1 1/4 inches around.

Questions & Comments

Will you combine shipping?

Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:04:33 AM PDT by

I sure will..... bid on as many auctions you like and I will send them all together USPS exact shipping to your Zip Code.

Aug 27th, 2012 at 2:03:08 PM PDT by

I tried the hot water and I am still unsure. I am going to buy some Simichrome polish and see if that works. I just bought a tin full of old buttons from an estate sale and I will be posting a bunch more for auction. Some I believe to be Bakelite and I want to make sure I know before I post any auctions. So check back in a few days ladies... you will like what you see!!!!!

Aug 27th, 2012 at 2:07:22 PM PDT by

If you put them in super hot water.... if they are bakelite they should smell like formaldehyde. otherwise it's not bakelite....I hope that helps :)

Aug 22nd, 2012 at 7:22:01 AM PDT by

Thanks for the tip... I will give it a try!!!

Aug 22nd, 2012 at 7:46:03 AM PDT by

Or if you have Simichrome metal polish, you wipe them with the polish and a white cloth and if it leaves a yellowish residue on the cloth they are bakelite

Aug 22nd, 2012 at 3:57:57 PM PDT by

I have heard of Scrubbing Bubbles with a Q-Tip too!!!

Aug 22nd, 2012 at 6:35:50 PM PDT by

fanned you, BTW! :-)

Aug 27th, 2012 at 3:07:00 PM PDT by

Vintage Bakelite? Buttons is in the Antiques category