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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 162646, member: 360"]Ivory is easy to tell from plastic, once you've seen enough of both of them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just remember: Plastic is PERFECT. Ivory isn't. That should always be your starting point. </p><p><br /></p><p>And I see no reason why your knife shouldn't be an antique original. Loads of things were mass produced. I have a sterling silver card case at home from 1904. There's another one online which is EXACTLY the same (right down to the hallmarks), except that the marks were struck in 1905.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 162646, member: 360"]Ivory is easy to tell from plastic, once you've seen enough of both of them. Just remember: Plastic is PERFECT. Ivory isn't. That should always be your starting point. And I see no reason why your knife shouldn't be an antique original. Loads of things were mass produced. I have a sterling silver card case at home from 1904. There's another one online which is EXACTLY the same (right down to the hallmarks), except that the marks were struck in 1905.[/QUOTE]
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