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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 47830, member: 29"]The first one actually looks moulded to me. Second one has Schraeger lines, so may well be elephant ivory. it yellows with age and exposure to atmosphere, smoke and so forth. Not a mongoose with those flipper feet. Looks like a beaver. Mongoose have long narrow faces, elegant legs and a long tale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 47830, member: 29"]The first one actually looks moulded to me. Second one has Schraeger lines, so may well be elephant ivory. it yellows with age and exposure to atmosphere, smoke and so forth. Not a mongoose with those flipper feet. Looks like a beaver. Mongoose have long narrow faces, elegant legs and a long tale.[/QUOTE]
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