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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 13200122, member: 5833&quot;]Do we know what color streak gutta percha or Vulcanite would leave?</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s tough from photos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]561056[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]561057[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Agree with AJ that the high gloss of polished jet is not there.&nbsp; The brown that tends to be in crevices after long aging is not characteristic of any jet I have seen, but I have seen it on molded pieces.&nbsp; Jet seems quite stable while the other materials begin to decompose.&nbsp; The decoration on the front cover is attached, not carved as a single piece.*&nbsp; I can&#039;t tell from pix how the hinge is put together.&nbsp; All in all, I think it looks molded rather than carved.</p><p><br /></p><p>* I don&#039;t know whether molded pieces were ever decorated with carved jet, whether the bird could be jet while the body not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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