Vintage 1950s Weidlich Silverplate Golf Trophy Plaskon Bakelite Deco Style 23
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:6856674 | Featured Refinements: Vintage Trophy |
| Year: 1950s-1960s | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Sport: Golf | Original/Reproduction: Original |
For auctionis one of a pair of nearly identical large vintage golf trophies with a Weidlich Inc.Bridgeport, Conn. silverplate metal golf figure on an off white Dodge Plaskonbase. The base is 1950s to 1960s era and the silver golf figure is 1960s. The off-white trophy bases are usuallyPlaskon resin, a urea-formaldehyde polymer that has similar properties toBakelite. Trophy base does not have a plaque but any trophy store can make onefor your event if you need one. Fron...t of base is drilled with vintage pins screwed in to hold a plaque in place but trophy looks fine without one. The figure and base are in very good conditionwith no real noticeable scratches and scuffs and maybe some occasional patinaon the silverplate figures. The base on this one has a few small nicks on the backbottom area as seen in the photo but are not visible from front or side views. Trophy is about 16” high. It is quite heavy andsolid and would make great desk or bookshelf art. If anyone asks you if you won it you can say“I won it on eBay.” I may unbolt thefigure for shipping so I can pack it properly but it is easy to reattach. Shipping by USPS Priority Mail with trackingin the U.S. is $20.00.Everytrophy art piece has been taken apart, cleaned, restored and re-assembled formaximum visual effect when displayed on a desk or shelf in a home oroffice. Components for each trophy arechosen for their compatibility with the other parts and all have minimal wearand damage. Natural patina is normallypreserved. Engraved plaques can be replacedand engraved for any tournament or event by any trophy shop. Some plaques can be reversed, buffed out onthe back side of the plaque and engraved again. Trophy bases with translucentmarbled red, butterscotch and sometimes green sections are usually referred toas “Bakelite, ” a trade name for phenol formaldehyde resin that is cast as aliquid in a mold. Trophy bases like thiswere generally made in the 1950s and mostly sold under the trade name ofCatalin or Marblette. The black or darkbrown bases are usually compression molded Bakelite which uses the same phenolformaldehyde resin but has fillers such as wood flour and asbestos. It is usually formed into a puck and placedinto a compression mold and formed with heat and pressure. The off-white trophy bases are usually Plaskonresin, a urea-formaldehyde polymer that has similar properties to Bakelite butactually holds up better to caustic cleaners that will damage the blackcompression molded Bakelite bases. PlaskonResin was often used in early radios and could be made in many litecolors. Companies like Dodge often madethe same bases using either resin. Dodgemanufactured, modeled and sculpted the most extensive line of figures andinterchangeable trophies ever attempted.
