Bakelite can be very sneaky when it comes to its colors. In person, this beautifully carved Bakelite button is definitely a classic shade of maroon. But somehow the button doesn't translate accurately via photography. I must've taken a dozen pictures of this old treasure and the maroon is unfailingly converted to more of a mainstream red—if not a darkish tomato red. One thing is certain: Despite its evasive coloring, this elongated antique's a definite charmer. circa 1926.
-Sherbert McGee
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