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<p>[QUOTE="tie.dye.cat, post: 56089, member: 152"]I bought this in a lot, completely expecting it to test positive for bakelite, and I was surprised when it tested negative! The lot it came with had a cigarette odor, so I cleaned it to be sure that wasn't influencing the simichrome test, but it still came back negative.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any suggestions on what it is? I've looked for something similar on ebay, but I have little confidence in a lot of the auctions as they seem to put every type of plastic under the sun into the title assuming they're all one in the same! (Think "Early Plastic Lucite Catalin Celluloid Bakelite Brooch"! LOL).</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks all!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]14348[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]14349[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tie.dye.cat, post: 56089, member: 152"]I bought this in a lot, completely expecting it to test positive for bakelite, and I was surprised when it tested negative! The lot it came with had a cigarette odor, so I cleaned it to be sure that wasn't influencing the simichrome test, but it still came back negative. Any suggestions on what it is? I've looked for something similar on ebay, but I have little confidence in a lot of the auctions as they seem to put every type of plastic under the sun into the title assuming they're all one in the same! (Think "Early Plastic Lucite Catalin Celluloid Bakelite Brooch"! LOL). Thanks all! [ATTACH=full]14348[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]14349[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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