Feast your eyes on these nifty fruit buttons and see how they shine with a supple, almost lifelike ripeness. Bakelite fruit (and vegetable) buttons are a collectors dream. They always remind me of marzipan—the European confections molded into food shapes. Here we have a juicy maroon plum and a bright butterscotch pear, replete with green fabric stems. Sculpted with dimples and cleavage, these fruity buttons are smooth works of art. Highly sought after, they go back to the trinket/gadget jewelry craze of the 1930's.
-Sherbert McGee
This week I've been posting classic advertisements from issues of Fortune magazine, circa 1938. The ads show how Bakelite was touted as a newly innovative plastic that transformed household fixtures and appliances into freshly styled designs with a bright wave of color options. This particular ad is my favorite with its vibrant depiction of vintage game pieces and a choice radio. Still in pristine condition, this fine page of ephemera is over eighty years old...
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