Lucite – Colourful vintage brooches
ByEvery now and then I notice a new trend in customers purchases, this year Lucite brooches have been much more popular than ever. Rather than being surprised how popular they are becoming I should wonder why they have not been so sought after previously.
Lucite Brooch
Lucite brooches are wonderfully colourful for of vintage costume jewellery brooches and there is a wide variety to collect.
Vintage Lucite Brooch
Lucite is a form of plastic, Wiki has a complex technical explanation of Lucites composition and history but it is probably best thought of as a plastic glass. Lucite brooches are formed from a piece of polished lucite with the design being drilled out from the back. The resulting spaces are then filled with plaster of Paris which can be dyed or painted in the final colours. All that is left is to add a brooch fitting to the reverse.
Most Lucite floral brooches date from circa 1930s to 1950s. Click on the pictures to see two examples available from AntiquesAvenue’s shop.
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