BOXED ART DECO BAKELITE / GALALITH WRITING SET
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Art Deco Bakelite or Galalith Writing Set in the original box. This writing set is held within a leatherette case and is lined with a silk pad and velvet-fitted compartment edged with braid. There are six indented spaces for the writing tools which include a seal (plain unmonogrammed base), pencil with lead, dip pen with nib, ink scraper, letter opener. There is also a space for an additional pen nib which is empty. In box 9"x4.25"x1". Wt. 8 oz. Galalith is a milk protein plastic which was produced in a rainbow of brilliant colors and marbling patterns from the 1920s to the 1940s in both France and Germany. Once the synthetic plastics were invented the production of Galalith ceased. PROVENANCE: A Charleston SC Private Estate.
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BOXED ART DECO BAKELITE / GALALITH WRITING SET
Estimate $175 - $275
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