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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 4190542, member: 51"]Lucite or glass would be my guess from the photo. I'd be surprised if Bakelite. Too shiny and even the item itself, I'd be surprised to see that made in Bakelite. If you did the hot water test and didn't get any smell, that's another piece of info.</p><p><br /></p><p>If glass it will be colder to the touch and would make a light "clink" if LIGHTLY tapped on a window. Plastic/Lucite warmer and more of a thud if tapped.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a nice looking piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 4190542, member: 51"]Lucite or glass would be my guess from the photo. I'd be surprised if Bakelite. Too shiny and even the item itself, I'd be surprised to see that made in Bakelite. If you did the hot water test and didn't get any smell, that's another piece of info. If glass it will be colder to the touch and would make a light "clink" if LIGHTLY tapped on a window. Plastic/Lucite warmer and more of a thud if tapped. It is a nice looking piece.[/QUOTE]
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