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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 8582351, member: 8708"]Found some interesting necklaces at the charity shop today.</p><p>Lovely crystal Bakelite</p><p>[ATTACH=full]428227[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought these might be amber but although the opaque orange ones react to UV it’s unconvincing and they all tested positive for Bakelite. The 4 orange glass beads glow too which is a nice surprise!</p><p>Any age ideas on these please?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]428228[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]428230[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428231[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is my mystery!</p><p>I thought maybe Bakelite but not as when I tested the dye came off as in the last photo and left a pale patch.</p><p>They are lighter where the beads rub together. Then I considered nuts but they are moulded as every bead has a very faint line running round the centre and those little dotty circley things. Some black flecks within the beads which are very slightly translucent in places. Any ideas please as I’m completely stumped on this one.</p><p>Thanks for looking <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]428232[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428233[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428234[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428235[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428236[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 8582351, member: 8708"]Found some interesting necklaces at the charity shop today. Lovely crystal Bakelite [ATTACH=full]428227[/ATTACH] I thought these might be amber but although the opaque orange ones react to UV it’s unconvincing and they all tested positive for Bakelite. The 4 orange glass beads glow too which is a nice surprise! Any age ideas on these please? [ATTACH=full]428228[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428230[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428231[/ATTACH] This is my mystery! I thought maybe Bakelite but not as when I tested the dye came off as in the last photo and left a pale patch. They are lighter where the beads rub together. Then I considered nuts but they are moulded as every bead has a very faint line running round the centre and those little dotty circley things. Some black flecks within the beads which are very slightly translucent in places. Any ideas please as I’m completely stumped on this one. Thanks for looking :) [ATTACH=full]428232[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428233[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428234[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428235[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428236[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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