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Soviet Jantar Chess Clock in Bakelite – 1950’s

Soviet Jantar Chess Clock in Bakelite – 1950’s

by Pauline McCallum | Dec 22, 2018

These lovely clocks are made of genuine bakelite. I’m so fed up of the misuse of the word ‘bakelite’ by sellers to flog chess items they call ‘Bakerlight’!!  

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