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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 108633, member: 36"]It's not amber. It MIGHT be bakelite though. It's heavily carved and plastic. Wet the end of a q-tip and dip it in some baking soda. Rub a smooth part of the pendant fairly hard and sniff the spot you're rubbing. The q-tip will probably turn yellow and you'll smell formaldehyde. You can also use cream silver polish to do the same thing. If you get a rotten milk smell, it's something called catalin. It could also be acrylic or lucite. It's not a natural material though, whatever it is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 108633, member: 36"]It's not amber. It MIGHT be bakelite though. It's heavily carved and plastic. Wet the end of a q-tip and dip it in some baking soda. Rub a smooth part of the pendant fairly hard and sniff the spot you're rubbing. The q-tip will probably turn yellow and you'll smell formaldehyde. You can also use cream silver polish to do the same thing. If you get a rotten milk smell, it's something called catalin. It could also be acrylic or lucite. It's not a natural material though, whatever it is.[/QUOTE]
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