Rare Vintage Bakelite Horse Head Pin/Brooch Book Piece - eBay (item 130222366866 end time May-20-08 11:38:32 PDT)

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Up for auction is very rare vintage root beer (dark red) resin washed bakelite pin/brooch: carved racing horse head pin. The thoroughbred horse has a vitality and speed that shows with his ears facing backward and his neck elongated as he is striving for the finish. His eye is a yellow glass bead with black enamel center. The pin measures: the horse head is about 2 ½ " x 2 1/4". The brooch is in excellent condition (all original, including pin mechanism) despite it’s age which is estimated to be late 1930’s – early 1940’s. This is a book collector's piece: this pin/brooch is featured in almost every book devoted to bakelite jewelry (see, for instance, Collecting Art Plastic Jewelry by Leigh Leshner, p. 34) ; estimated value of the brooch is about $1,400. Guaranteed to be vintage bakelite (tested with 409 and simichrome). This brooch will not disappoint the avid Bakelite collector, or the horseracing enthusiast.

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