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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 8398993, member: 5833"]I think the code words are "carved Chinese".</p><p><br /></p><p>On the matter of guessing age by wear, when it was announced in the 1970s that a ban would be going into effect in the US, sellers had big sales & people like my mom took advantage. The hinged cuff she bought already had signs of a previous life & was sold as antique. The carved bangle looked new & still does, nearly 50 years later. Don't think she wore it much & I never have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 8398993, member: 5833"]I think the code words are "carved Chinese". On the matter of guessing age by wear, when it was announced in the 1970s that a ban would be going into effect in the US, sellers had big sales & people like my mom took advantage. The hinged cuff she bought already had signs of a previous life & was sold as antique. The carved bangle looked new & still does, nearly 50 years later. Don't think she wore it much & I never have.[/QUOTE]
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