Offered for auction are 8 vintage brooches. Each is a different type of plastic...some hard...some flexible.  Some translucent.  So much variety.  This is a great collection of a variety of plastic brooches probably from the early to mid 1900s.. Such a wonderful combination of different materials and creative workmanship. Wear, gift, or add to your collection.

Top Row (start at upper left)

1. Large, cream-colored brooch relief deeply carved celluloid imitating traditional ivory.  Excellent condition.
Clasp: embedded with safety catch 
Size; 2.25 x 1 inches.  

2.  Clear oval Lucite brooch with elaborate back-carved floral design.  Very nice.
Clasp: embedded with safety catch 
Size: 2 x 1.5 inches

3. Orange, amber Lucite statement piece.  Features tiered geometric acrylic crystal beads that add such sparkle.  Very 3 dimensional.   Signed GERMANY.
Clasp: safety catch, but it is very hard to move
Size: 2.75 inches in diameter; 1.25 inches thick

4. Beautiful translucent raised cabochon of Lucite?  Other plastic?  Surrounded by bright, clear rhinestones placed in a metal frame.  See pics with the cabochon held above a light source. 
Clasp: safety catch - clasp is embedded in the plastic
Size: 1.75 x 1.5 inches. Cabochon is 3/4 inches high.

5. Soft white plastic flower surrounded by a framework of tiny white plastic flowers with pink aurora borealis rhinestone centers. All stones seem bright.  Piece very badly needs cleaning.
Clasp: safety catch
Size: 2 inches in diameter

Bottom Row
6. Lovely black plastic bow. Simichrome test seems to indicate bakelite..I'm not sure.
Clasp embedded C clasp indicating it is an early piece and so I tend toward bakelite.
Size: 1.75 x 1 inch

7. Yellow plastic lion.  Simple outline of a lion.  Makes a nice statement.  ©DART IND INC.  LION 2724A-13
AI tells me that these were made by Tupperware. Dart Industries was the parent company of Tupperware.  In 1993 they released a limited series of "zoo animal scatter pins". The serial code 2724A in the official mold number for the lion. The -13 specifies canary yellow color. 
Clasp: safety catch
Size: 1 and 1/2 x 1 and 1/8 inches

8. Textured forest green oval leaf pin.  Deep green molded plastic with intricate braided rope adn layered leaf edge profile.
Clasp: Rolled C Clasp which may indicate it is older.  
Size: 2.25 x 1.25 inches.


Condition
The items are in good to excellent preowned vintage condition showing only age-appropriate signs of wear and use.  These are not new and have definitely been worn. Few scratches in the plastic.  No missing or dulled stones.   Clasps & pin shafts seem to be in working order for pieces of this age. See pictures. All pieces are as found and could use a good, careful cleaning.  Please zoom in on the pictures for details.

Thanks for looking and please let me know if I can answer any questions or send another picture.  And please look at my other vintage costume jewelry listings, books about costume jewelry, silverware, and recently vintage items from a shop (tools, rules, radio tubes, etc.). I'm frequently adding new listings, so I hope you check my site often.

I’m always happy to combine orders to save shipping.