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<p>[QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 4628143, member: 78949"]<font size="4">Thanks Bronwen, for the thorough explanation! You are right, after a careful look it looks made as one solid piece. And it is quite light in spite of the metal cladding so most probably celluloid. Tapping did not work well because of the metal back. I tried with acetone but no colour was transferred to the cotton tip. So I assume that it is celluloid dyed with a stable paint. You know, one can find everything on the internet, and have to be careful about being misled, as in my case. Your experience, logic and method are trustworthy, thanks again! </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">A, no intention to clean, it is in good shape overall.</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">evelyb30, yes, it is light, definitely not glass. I guess, Czech glass are the rhinestones.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 4628143, member: 78949"][SIZE=4]Thanks Bronwen, for the thorough explanation! You are right, after a careful look it looks made as one solid piece. And it is quite light in spite of the metal cladding so most probably celluloid. Tapping did not work well because of the metal back. I tried with acetone but no colour was transferred to the cotton tip. So I assume that it is celluloid dyed with a stable paint. You know, one can find everything on the internet, and have to be careful about being misled, as in my case. Your experience, logic and method are trustworthy, thanks again! A, no intention to clean, it is in good shape overall. evelyb30, yes, it is light, definitely not glass. I guess, Czech glass are the rhinestones.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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