This one was fun

[Chasper]

I believe it is Bakelite. It was very hard, it turned best with a carbide cutter. This came from a yard sale; knife, fork and spool set for .25. This one is the handle from the spoon.

 

[JohnU]

Wow, that looks real nice! Im going to have to pay more attention at garage sales.

 

[wdcav1952]

Gerry, please take this in the kind, caring manner in which it is intended.

YOU SUCK!!!! :biggrin::biggrin:

Great work and fantastic find!

 

[mick]

Gerry it's a beauty! I bought several serving pieces this past weekend at a show we went to look at. I can't wait to cut it up and see what can do with it!

 

[alphageek]

Holy cow! I'd have to agree with Cav.. That sure looks like bakelite and is beautiful. If I thought I could find something like that in rummage sales, I'd be there!

 

[mickr]

wierdly intersting material

 

[Ligget]

Great find, lovely pen!

 

[ed4copies]

Sure looks like bakelite, Gerry. But, bakelite is NOT hard. Smells sweet (sickeningly) but comes off in ribbons pretty easily.

Whatever the material, it is a GREAT looking pen!!!

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Looks very much like "Cream Swirl" bakelite that Exoticblanks had. Cav is right you SUCK.

 

[cnirenberg]

Awesome find! The pen came out great.

 

[Chasper]

It was pure luck to find this, we had no idea what it was and we only bought it to resell on ebay. I only thought of it as a pen material when the idea came up on IAP.

Now that I know that there is a collector market for old bakelite items I think it is possible that it would have been worth more as a spoon than as a pen. We haven't found any more, but am always looking.

The golden rule of shopping flea markets and garage sales for treasures to sell on ebay: For every item you buy for .25 and sell for $100, there will be 100 items that you buy for $1.00 and throw in the trash.