Vintage Duperite Bakerlite Gambling game 1950s

A rare game in very good working condition as shown a bit about Duperite below

Duperite Bakelite Roulette / Gambling Set (Vintage)

• Duperite was a maker of bakelite or early plastics in Australia in the mid-20th century, producing items including household objects, game components and roulette wheel games.

• Vintage Duperite roulette wheels from around the 1950s show up occasionally in collector auctions and online listings — these are typically hand-spun tabletop roulette games made from bakelite/plastics, often with a small wooden ball and felt layout.

• These are not full casino gambling machines like upright slot machines or modern pokie cabinets. They’re more like home or parlour game versions of roulette made for entertainment/collecting.

What “bakelight” likely refers to

• “Bakerlight” is probably a misspelling of Bakelite — an early form of hard plastic used especially in the early-to-mid 20th century for radios, jewelry, game pieces, and small novelty items.

• Duperite’s plastic products often used materials similar to bakelite, hence the term.