Motor Agate aka Fordite Cabochon AAA 3933 Type 3

Description

INTRODUCING: "MOTOR AGATE" AKA FORDITE-

A UNIQUE, MULTI-LAYERED, AUTOMOTIVE ENAMEL CABOCHON

TITLE: X-GAMES

ABOUT THIS CAB:

2 SIDED, TYPE 3: COLOR ON COLOR LAYERS-

THIS GREAT PIECE IS A RECTANGLE SHAPE, FLAT TOPPED MOTOR AGATE CAB, ALSO KNOWN AS A FORDITE CAB. THIS CAB DISPLAYS A VERY PLEASING POOLING AND CHANNELING PATTERN ON THE FACE SIDE, WITH AN ALTERNATE PATTERN ON THE REVERSE. NICE SIZED CAB, PERFECT FOR A PENDANT. GLASSY POLISH ON BOTH SIDES AS ALWAYS, AND A GORGEOUS HIGH QUALITY SAMPLE ! WHAT A CONVERSATION PIECE!

CAB DIMENSIONS: 33.7MM X 19.4MM

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN MOTOR AGATE BEFORE?

IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WON'T FIND IN ANY GEM OR MINERAL BOOK!....STILL CURIOUS? LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THIS GORGEOUS AND COLLECTIBLE MATERIAL.....

IMAGINE THIS:

THE "ROUGH THAT THIS BEAUTIFUL CAB WAS CARVED FROM ORIGINATED IN A MAJOR AUTO PLANT, MANY YEARS AGO....

HERE'S THE STORY:

IN THE PAINTING BOOTHS IN THESE AUTO FACTORIES, THE ENAMELS USED TO PAINT THE CARS HAD OVERSPRAYED ONTO THE FLOORS, WALLS AND SKIDS THAT THE CAR FRAMES WERE SPRAYED ON. OVER TIME, MANY COLORFUL LAYERS BUILT UP AND HARDENED THERE. EVENTUALLY THESE LAYERS BECAME VERY THICK AND HEAVY, AND HAD TO BE REMOVED. WHEN THEY WERE, SOME CRAFTY WORKERS NOTICED THAT THIS FANTASTIC STUFF WAS CURED, PATTERNED LIKE AGATE, AND COULD BE CUT AND POLISHED MUCH LIKE OPAL! SUPERCOOL! LET'S RECYCLE IT!

AS THE NEWS SPREAD ABOUT THE ARTISTIC POTENTIAL OF THIS REMARKABLE MATERIAL, I AM TOLD THAT ROCKHOUNDS STARTED SHOWING UP AT AUTO FACTORIES, OFFERING TO HELP REMOVE THAT PROBLEMATIC PAINT! NOWADAYS IT'S HARD TO COME BY THOUGH, SO GET THIS BEAUTIFUL AND COLLECTIBLE ITEM WHILE IT'S STILL AVAILABLE!

MOTOR AGATE OFTEN HAS PATTERNS SIMILAR TO NATURAL BANDED AGATE, LACE AGATES, OR FLOWER ONYX, BUT IS MUCH LIGHTER THAN STONE, AND HAS SURREAL COMBINATIONS OF OPAQUE, TRANSLUCENT, AND METALLIC COLORS. IT'S A GORGEOUS NOVELTY WITH A GREAT STORY TO BOOT!

DOMESTIC SHIPPING: Insurance is required on this item, and is built into your shipping cost. Additional items may be added to combine shipping at no extra cost!

PLEASE NOTE:

FORDITE IS AN ADDITIONAL HISTORICALLY USED NICK NAME THAT HAS BEEN REFERENCED HERE TO IDENTIFY THIS PRODUCT, THOUGH WE WISH TO EXPRESS CLEARLY THAT IN NO WAY DO WE WISH TO IMPLY ANY RELATION TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. WE ARE NEITHER AFFILIATED WITH, NOR ENDORSED BY FORD, OR ANY OF ITS' SUBSIDIARIES. WE EXPRESS NO DESIRE, NOR DO WE ATTEMPT TO REPRESENT OUR ITEMS AS FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRODUCTS. OUR MOTOR AGATE INVENTORIES HAVE BEEN CULTIVATED FROM MANY DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS.

WORKING WITH MOTOR AGATE- PRECAUTIONS:

THIS MATERIAL IS A VINTAGE ENAMEL PRODUCT. EACH PIECE HAS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT ENAMELS AND LAYERS. LIKE MANY OTHER ENAMELS AND PAINTS, IT MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF MATERIALS THAT COULD BE TOXIC OR HARMFUL IF INGESTED, ABSORBED, OR INHALED AS DUST. IF SANDING, SHAPING OR POLISHING THIS MATERIAL, UTILIZE PROPER HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. USE AN OSHA APPROVED DUST MASK, AND ADEQUATE EYE PROTECTION. PREGNANT OR NURSING MOTHERS SHOULD AVOID CONTACT. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT OR FLAME.

Added on Oct 29, 2009

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