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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 15910, member: 56"]If bone goes like that, then I guess these are probably bone. It would have has to be a pretty big bone, but those are out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think it's tagua because, again, I would expect that to be flat. I don't know how long-lasting tagua is, but it doesn't seem to be subject to shrinkage or cracking. I found this interesting tidbit online: <i>"In the 1920's, 20 % of all the buttons produced in the U.S. were made of tagua..."</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to all for looking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 15910, member: 56"]If bone goes like that, then I guess these are probably bone. It would have has to be a pretty big bone, but those are out there. I don't think it's tagua because, again, I would expect that to be flat. I don't know how long-lasting tagua is, but it doesn't seem to be subject to shrinkage or cracking. I found this interesting tidbit online: [I]"In the 1920's, 20 % of all the buttons produced in the U.S. were made of tagua..."[/I] Thanks to all for looking.[/QUOTE]
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