Featured Help i.d. 1930's Bakelite (?) carved amber graduated beads necklace

Hi all, wondering your thoughts on my 1930's amber phenolic resin (?) necklace with carved (?) graduated beads and period clasp. It feels warmer and not as dense than the Bakelite I am used to. There are 59 carved beads with no apparent mold lines and not individually knotted. Some dark toning along the edges inside the carved areas. The beads are opaque and generally well matched with some tonal variation. The necklace measures 26" in length and the beads range in size from 9-17mm. Appreciate your thoughts!

 

if u didn't say warmer, I'd say glass.

nice design though..

 

could carnelian be a possibility?

 

It doesn't look like any bakelite I've ever seen. The clasp looks like another early plastic. If it were bakelite the outside would have darkened instead of getting lighter.

 

Cinnabar?

 

Galalith? Similar to Bakelite, popular in Europe in the 1930s-40s, not so after WWII.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1721058336/rare-find-vintage-coral-galalith?gpla=1&gao=1&

https://www.langantiques.com/univer...CcZ9GsvD6gcVtcdtaJCI3IXcSVtTCJucqtQ4JHmL27ymP

 

I'm not familiar enough with galaith to be sure, but I doubt it. It's a similar plastic that smells like rotten milk when you use the chemical bakelite tests on it.

 

It is a lovely necklace, and it does look and sound like one of the early plastics. Given the gloss and warmth, maybe celluloid?

Just to be sure, did you test it with baking soda or Simichrome?

 

Absolutely the best photos! Very professional.

 

They are very good with great detail.
But I must say I always have difficulty seeing jewellery on mirrors. It takes my neurodivergent brain too long to see what and how many I am actually looking at.

 

Nice clear photos, however I have trouble with mirror photos too.

This necklace is a puzzler. Clearly that barrel clasp is older or in an older style, but I haven't seen beads like this before. Super shiny, kind of throwing me off. The pink cord also looks modern, but over all does look like a vintage necklace. Please report back if you learn anything definite. It's a cool piece.