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<p>[QUOTE="AmyCurious, post: 4263766, member: 21798"]My 80 yr old mom got these beads from her grandmother when she turned 18, she has always said they are cherry amber, but when I research that term, I see bakelite and resin used interchangeably with cherry amber and it is confusing. Thank you for the saline float test, I will try that. They are a rich wine color, mainly opaque, but with some ribbons of translucency. I only got to take a picture bc mom is napping, she has worn them almost every day most of my life. She said her grandmother also wore them frequently, they were a gift from a very dear friend. I would just like to know more about them, no one wants to sell them, but would also not be surprised if they are fabulously valuable!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]339283[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]339284[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]339285[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AmyCurious, post: 4263766, member: 21798"]My 80 yr old mom got these beads from her grandmother when she turned 18, she has always said they are cherry amber, but when I research that term, I see bakelite and resin used interchangeably with cherry amber and it is confusing. Thank you for the saline float test, I will try that. They are a rich wine color, mainly opaque, but with some ribbons of translucency. I only got to take a picture bc mom is napping, she has worn them almost every day most of my life. She said her grandmother also wore them frequently, they were a gift from a very dear friend. I would just like to know more about them, no one wants to sell them, but would also not be surprised if they are fabulously valuable! [ATTACH=full]339283[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]339284[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]339285[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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