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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marie Forjan, post: 186045, member: 147&quot;]Looking at that link they soaked the amber in oil for a few days and used the toothpaste to buff it up afterwards. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a mystery item that has amber beads, the beads are cloudy. Someone told me an oil bath would work but the beads are strung on cord that is knotted (I&#039;m probably not describing it well, I will attach a photo) and I didn&#039;t want to cut the beads off. So I used a Q-tip to put a small amount of mineral oil on one bead, what a difference!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the item, I don&#039;t know what it is, so far the most likely suggestion was it is used as part of a traditional Chinese wedding headdress:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]52312[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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