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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;poisson-rouge, post: 9541791, member: 27148&quot;]I&#039;ve been weighing asking about the hot needle test for a cameo piece, since I&#039;ve been too afraid to do it with this one for over a year now---when I saw in the cameo mega-thread that you all <b><i>hate</i></b> the needle test! What a relief!!! Honestly, it always sounded like bullshit.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, totally forgetting the needle: Is there a way to tell if my cameo is coral or celluloid or something else before I pay an appraiser to look at it? The piece feels cool to the touch at room temp, which I think suggests coral. It&#039;s very smooth, though, with no obvious tooling marks like on shell. But it looks like maybe coral cameos are typically smoother than shell?</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought the locket is Victorian gilt, based on the style of the hinge, but I&#039;m not sure. Lately it&#039;s been looking more revival to me. There&#039;s a little gunk but no chipping or fading of the gold (the inside of the locket is a different story). Don&#039;t know if the chain is original. It&#039;s definitely showing chrome in many places where the gold has worn away (chain stuck to a magnet like white on rice). It is sporting that fun older spring ring clasp, though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Takes or suggestions?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]453655[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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