Vintage Joli Blue Turquoise Galalith Bracelet

Vintage Joli Brass Blue Turquoise Galalith Striped Bangle Bracelet Galalith is the name of a plastic developed in Germany in the late 19th century.Galalith, made from casein, a milk-based protein gets it trade name ‘milk stone’ from the Greeks – gala for milk and logos for stones. Galalith started as a failed attempt to produce a plastic material specifically for “whiteboards,” intended to replace blackboards in the German classroom. Later some jewelry was made in France. This is one of it.