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Position:Home>Visual Arts> Are there any plastic antiques?Question: Are there any plastic antiques!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Bakelite is a form of plastic, so I suppose there are!. You know, like those old phones!?Www@QuestionHome@Com I was gonna say Bakerlite but got beat too itWww@QuestionHome@Com There's bound to be but cant think of any at present!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Bakelite is a form of plastic and is very collectable, especially in unusual colours!. There are other types of plastic such as plastics that were made in the 60s and 70s, retro type plastics which are also very collectable!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Sure old toys would be some!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Jocelyn Wildenstein, does she count!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Joan Rivers, and Joan Collins as wellWww@QuestionHome@Com Maybe an old bakelite phone!.Www@QuestionHome@Com melmac, a type of plastic used for dinnerware and other things too lucite is anotherWww@QuestionHome@Com Don't know about antique, but Pez sweet dispensers are collectible!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The others are correct with Bakelite, but of course it's not quite old enough to be 'antique', but it's certainly collectible!. You could also have a look at celluloid, another 'plastic' material!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Hoke through junk and you will probably find plenty!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Some plastic jewellery goes back to Victorian times and is quite valuable!. Sometimes you can find it at antique fairs or even in charity shops!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |