...the video they test the fake ones, which they call painted. The test result is red....
That colour change, especially to cherry red, is characteristic of many types of faturan. However, the red simichrome test is very unusual.
Very curious. I think Faturan is a possibility. Maybe the previous Antiquers post has some testing options?
...have an odour when you rub them? Maybe they could be that famous faturan AJ and I talked about in a previous post. The post is somewhere here...
...much, and I can see them on an ethnic necklace. So they could be faturan, or at least some sort of Middle Eastern phenolic acid beads. Have you...
...you look an an enlargement. Although I know little about Amber or Faturan, I can tell you they are unusual in the hand. Just the solid feel,...
Some faturan has amber in it, but not all faturan does. Since there were several makers, everyone with their own closely guarded secret mix, it...
...and no scent. Also they fluoresce. I'm not exactly sure what Faturan is. Internet is saying "a mixture of Bakelite and Amber". I could...
These were in a small bag on a "FREE" table at a sale that had pretty nice older things. Obviously a no-brainer in case they would turn out to be...
...results with simichrome depend on how much phenolic acid is in the Faturan. Since there are different concoctions, that varies. There are other...
AJ, thank you for the info! But if faturan is made using bakelite, I would suppose it also tests the same way bakelite does, because of the...
Very good, AJ...Thank you!
Faturan is different from Bakelite, and it can be several colours. It was generally made using bakelite, but they add 'stuff' to it. Every maker...
...to tell the weight in your add. They look like nice chunky beads. faturan is the same as cherry amber, in fact. In Istanbul in the old souks...
...The previous listings were identical, an' used the term Faturan in the description. What little I know about that leads me to doubt they...
Faturan is a type of phenolic acid based early plastic, just like Bakelite is. It was first developed in Germany by Fritz Traun. But it is more...
I get it. You think reconstituted amber.
Faturan is a fantasy Reconstituted amber
...antique. Did they mix amber and catalin to make jewelry? Is this faturan? I’m reading up a bit but there are some conflicting posts out there...
Thank you, Any, for the tip for testing! Actually my red bead seems quite bruised while the rest of the necklace is much more preserved, almost...
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