🎲 Bakelite roulette games – retro casino atmosphere! 🎲
Two lovely small bakelite roulette games, straight from the 1930s-50s, to recreate the hushed atmosphere of a pocket casino. Whether enjoying a drink in an old-fashioned bistro or during a family evening, these mini-roulettes invited people to bet, laugh and dream of fortune.
Discovered in 1909 by Belgian Leo Baekeland, bakelite was the first plastic material to be produced industrially: it revolutionized our daily lives by inaugurating the plastic era. Light, resistant to heat and many chemical products, bakelite is an excellent electrical insulator, which was quickly adopted by the electrical construction industry. This new resin was also at the time the first thermosetting plastic, a property that was exploited for many industrial applications, notably to manufacture radio and telephone housings, as well as jewelry and toys… Thanks to its lacquered appearance, it also became the ideal material for the design of household appliances (source: https://plastic-lemag.com).
🖤 They work with a ball (missing from both, but easily added).
📜 The original instructions, beautifully yellowed by time, give you the rules and bets to try. A real plus for collectors.
🎩 A beautiful vintage curiosity, perfect for retro decor or an atmospheric game with old-fashioned charm.
Features:
- Brown bakelite roulette wheel with instructions and original box (as is): diameter 13.8 cm, height 3.5 cm, weight 114g. Made in England by K&C Ltd, no. 618.
- Brown and ivory bakelite roulette wheel without box: diameter 15.3 cm, height 4.8 cm, weight 184 g.
They are in good overall condition.
Free delivery in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Sent with care.