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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 1134880, member: 2844&quot;][USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] , it didn&#039;t stink after being in a bag overnight.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In the meantime I found a highly sophisticated state of the art testing method on a Dutch site.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie76" alt=":pompous:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>They said to tap two pieces of bakelite together, two pieces of celluloid, and celluloid and bakelite, and listen to the difference in sound. Celluloid has a higher clicking sound, bakelite a lower pitch &#039;clock&#039;. So I tested bakelite pieces and celluloid pieces, and these beads have the higher pitch click. I tapped them against just about everything I could find.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>So remember people, click and clock.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>They didn&#039;t say anything about other old plastics, but the necklace doesn&#039;t seem to be bakelite.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also did the moist baking soda test, no result. I don&#039;t know how definitive that is, but so far two tests say no bakelite. So my guess is no bakelite.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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