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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 13140422, member: 36"]The good part about lobby cards is you can file a lot of them in a relatively small space so the spouse can't complain. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The cherry beads look like prystal - clear bakelite. The clasp is a 1930s screw clasp, dead bang correct for time period. The bead shapes are right too. It should test with baking soda and a damp cotton swab. Dunk the swab in baking soda and rub on a flat place on a bead. Red doesn't always test, but when it does the swab turns yellow/brown and pongs to high heaven of formaldehyde if you're rubbing next to your nose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 13140422, member: 36"]The good part about lobby cards is you can file a lot of them in a relatively small space so the spouse can't complain. The cherry beads look like prystal - clear bakelite. The clasp is a 1930s screw clasp, dead bang correct for time period. The bead shapes are right too. It should test with baking soda and a damp cotton swab. Dunk the swab in baking soda and rub on a flat place on a bead. Red doesn't always test, but when it does the swab turns yellow/brown and pongs to high heaven of formaldehyde if you're rubbing next to your nose.[/QUOTE]
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