(11) Vintage Bakelite & Other Plastic Stretch Bracelets & Belt

Lot description

(lot of 11) Vintage Bakelite and other plastic stretch bracelets and belt, highlights include: (one) with alternating rectangular cream and cylindrical butterscotch beads, (one) cherry red and carved wood beads, (one) alternating toffee and gilt metal beads, (one) translucent toffee-colored belt, with cutout squared sections, (one) comprised of Mahjong tiles and spherical beads, three bracelets in total on out-stretched band, widest: approx 1 3/8"w, narrowest: approx 0.75"w, belt: approx 29"l (unstretched), 683.5 grams total Provenance: From the estate of Dorothy Jean McPhaul, whose small East Austin antique shop, Johnnie’s Antiques, has survived for generations despite rapid city expansion. McPhaul, a true lover of all things antique and a retired educator with a 40-year tenure at the LaGrange Public School system, personally collected African American memorabilia, jewelry, glassware, pottery, amongst other rare and fine antiques. Established by McPhaul’s grandfather, Simon Sidle, in 1918, Johnnie’s Antiques is among the last vintage properties on East 6th Street, and notable as one of the first black-owned businesses in Austin. After assuming proprietorship in 1999, Dorothy followed in the family tradition as a fixture of the Texas antique sale circuit.