Vintage 1950's Celluloid Jewelry Box Asian Inspired 3-Drawer Dragon Handles for Sale

Vintage 1950's Celluloid Jewelry Box Asian Inspired 3-Drawer Dragon Handles For Sale

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Vintage 1950's Celluloid Jewelry Box Asian Inspired 3-Drawer Dragon Handles:
$35.00

Pristine condition - without chips, nicks, or scratches

Celluloid does yellow over time so item is a yellowed cream. The embossed design is stained for appearances by designer.

Handles are black dragons

Drawers pull forward easily but designed not to come out

Drawers are lined

Base is black and in perfect condition

Item is lighter weight then it appears

Refer to photos for measurements

Celluloid History :

John Hyatt invented the process for making celluloid, the first artificial plastic.

In the late 1860s, while searching for a substitute for ivory for making billiard balls, Hyatt combined nitrocellulose, camphor, and alcohol and heated the mixture under pressure to make it pliable for molding. In addition to creating this new material, he developed the necessary machinery for working it. One of the first uses of the new plastic material was for making denture plates.

1lb 12 oz boxed up