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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9559212, member: 5833"]No hot needles, please!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ivory is dense & heavy for its size. It may show either of the growth lines mentioned above or be quite featureless. This isn't helpful, but somehow, when you have it in hand, you can just tell when it's ivory.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, some cellulose based polymer. I can't imagine all those little cameos being hand carved, but Celluloid & its kin make great ivory cameos. One of the ladies in this trio is a ringer:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]456988[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9559212, member: 5833"]No hot needles, please! Ivory is dense & heavy for its size. It may show either of the growth lines mentioned above or be quite featureless. This isn't helpful, but somehow, when you have it in hand, you can just tell when it's ivory. Yes, some cellulose based polymer. I can't imagine all those little cameos being hand carved, but Celluloid & its kin make great ivory cameos. One of the ladies in this trio is a ringer: [ATTACH=full]456988[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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