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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 8609489, member: 5833&quot;]The anonymous woman I have that is similar to your Isabella came apart today so I could weigh it in my hand without the mount and see the back &amp; edges.&nbsp; (Mine differs from yours in that the back is covered over with a brass plate &amp; the pin is attached to that.&nbsp; The 3 pieces just snap back together.)&nbsp; Had a look with the USB microscope.&nbsp; I have no doubt now that these pieces are ivory.&nbsp; Looks like she has been hot needled 2 or 3 times.&nbsp; Here&#039;s how two of those places look:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]428392[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Not the smooth melted pits you would expect from plastic.&nbsp; Chisel scraping obvious, also not something you would see on Celluloid, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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