Red Bakelite ? Beads Necklace

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  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    66763933-D009-46E3-A87A-AE81FF6D6444.jpeg 8CDAE136-3A47-4B21-A05D-690520314FB0.jpeg 98DC27C9-2B1F-425D-BEE6-ECC73BB52B65.jpeg 32B20CDC-3D5A-4583-A572-0B40C1EDD9BB.jpeg CAFCECBE-4472-4918-A7B6-68103D569855.jpeg Not sure if the test is 100% positive for bakelite but whatever it is, in my opinion, not modern plastic.
    Any thoughts?
     
    kardinalisimo, Jul 22, 2019
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  2. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    They sure want to be!
     
    evelyb30, Jul 22, 2019
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  3. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Did you clean the bead before testing?
     
    Marie Forjan, Jul 23, 2019
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  4. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    I did. It’s just the nicotine yellow is a bit pale and not strong color.Don’t know if that’s OK for positive test.
     
    kardinalisimo, Jul 23, 2019
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  5. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Looks like a positive to me, especially since you cleaned it before hand :)
     
    Marie Forjan, Jul 24, 2019
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