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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 27676, member: 36"]Sure looks like bakelite from here; the oxidation pattern is right. Is the inside molded or drilled out? Drilling is a really good indicator that it's bakelite. Some colors don't test well and some don't "do" chemical tests at all. If the color and weight are right it might be catalin or galaith instead of bakelite. The tests are different as is the smell. I associate those glass tips with Italian manufacture, and that green could be French/Euro plastic instead of American easily.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 27676, member: 36"]Sure looks like bakelite from here; the oxidation pattern is right. Is the inside molded or drilled out? Drilling is a really good indicator that it's bakelite. Some colors don't test well and some don't "do" chemical tests at all. If the color and weight are right it might be catalin or galaith instead of bakelite. The tests are different as is the smell. I associate those glass tips with Italian manufacture, and that green could be French/Euro plastic instead of American easily.[/QUOTE]
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