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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 491518, member: 2844&quot;]I don&#039;t know, here is info from the Whitby Museum website:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Most of these [imitations] do not leave a brown streak when rubbed on a piece of unglazed porcelain though ebonite or vulcanite will. The definitive test is to use a red hot needle on some inconspicuous part of the item when a coal-burning smell will ensue. However be very careful not to destroy or damage the item, remember Jet will burn. A safer way is to closely examine the item in question – signs of moulding (rounded edges rather than the sharp edges obtained by carving) or fading in sunlight to a khaki colour are sure signs that the item is an imitation.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://whitbymuseum.org.uk/whats-here/collections/jet/jet-faq/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://whitbymuseum.org.uk/whats-here/collections/jet/jet-faq/" rel="nofollow">https://whitbymuseum.org.uk/whats-here/collections/jet/jet-faq/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Those rounded edges on the facets of your beads look like molding, but others may see it differently. Maybe vulcanite?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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