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<p>[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 406052, member: 85"]I used to do this back in the 70s and 80s. Looking for opalescent glass beads to restring. Also found onyx beads, milk glass beads, but mostly clam broth glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>BEWARE - Test all "faux" pearls with the tooth test before immersing in acetone. I put a strand in one time, came back the next morning to find only the string left. Apparently one of the strands was real. Live and learn.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 406052, member: 85"]I used to do this back in the 70s and 80s. Looking for opalescent glass beads to restring. Also found onyx beads, milk glass beads, but mostly clam broth glass. BEWARE - Test all "faux" pearls with the tooth test before immersing in acetone. I put a strand in one time, came back the next morning to find only the string left. Apparently one of the strands was real. Live and learn.[/QUOTE]
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