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<p>[QUOTE="cxgirl, post: 12391, member: 63"]Hi,</p><p>How do I tell if this is new made to look old? How to tell if brass or bronze? This doesn't attract a magnet but I'm not sure if the magnet is strong enough - I scratched a bit inside and goldly colour showing through. There was a bunch of dirt inside, but that doesn't mean anything. Details look good to me, the fingers are well molded, in photos</p><p>3 & 4 - damage on the mold line on the outside;last photos show the bottom, one with the flash and one without.</p><p>Any ideas or info appreciated.</p><p>thanks for looking.</p><p>Mary</p><p>[ATTACH=full]2908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2909[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2910[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2912[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2913[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2914[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cxgirl, post: 12391, member: 63"]Hi, How do I tell if this is new made to look old? How to tell if brass or bronze? This doesn't attract a magnet but I'm not sure if the magnet is strong enough - I scratched a bit inside and goldly colour showing through. There was a bunch of dirt inside, but that doesn't mean anything. Details look good to me, the fingers are well molded, in photos 3 & 4 - damage on the mold line on the outside;last photos show the bottom, one with the flash and one without. Any ideas or info appreciated. thanks for looking. Mary [ATTACH=full]2908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2909[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2910[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2912[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2913[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2914[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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