i found these today at a local store. I cant find a whole lot on Val Robbins but I see his pieces are valuable. Anyone have any info they can...
Found this today thrifting and really like the charm. I just dont know if its jade. The whole piece is translucent and has orange-ish colors...
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So if a hot pin test doesn't work, what does it mean when the triple flame torch causes the item to melt? Plastic? Resin? Bone? Ivory? [ATTACH]
Thanks for the welcome good sir. Trust me im not the normal destroyer of precious things so i think the hot pin test was just a stupid choice on...
No smell when i tried the pin thing. It didn't even make a mark on it.
So i got a black light and it did not glow so I'm going with the consensus that it is a bone carving. Thank you for all your help. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ok awesome. Thanks for all your help.
I think it was poor lighting in the picture because i am looking at the same breaking point and the color change is not the drastic as it is in...
Thanks. I was reading up on bone and they say it has the black spots in it which this doesnt. Can it still be bone?
Thank you for all the replies. I would say that i am still on the fence about the item. I took more pics of the size. The hot pin testis...
Nice to meet you. Hope all is well.
I generally collect anything of interest. I would say my latest interests have been vintage straight razors. I also have recently started...
Ok i got this carving from an estate sale and i love the detail but i can't verify what it was made of. Ive never owned ivory but it seems to...
Hi my name is Norm. I'm a collector and seller of antique things that i find and trade. I live in Dallas Texas and have found lots of...
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