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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bosko69, post: 9792613, member: 16283&quot;]I&#039;ll gently remove it from the base &amp; test it w/ a hot needle &amp; very hot water.I still don&#039;t know 100% if it&#039;s some kind of thermoplastic,copal,amber or just some kind of plastic.</p><p>My main clues to age of the piece are the light sockets,upright pole and base construction-all seem to have some age (30&#039;s-50&#039;s ?).</p><p>Re: Bakelite,etc-they still make thermoplastics today.</p><p>*** Frm everything I&#039;ve read &#039;Faturan&#039; is a variant of 20th century Bakelite.</p><p>Faturan seems a brand name created by a Mideast manufacturer or the Bakelite Co.-original etomology may be older.</p><p>PS-<i>Any antique w/ a&nbsp; Chinese association gets my repro &#039;hackles&#039; up.Thankfully this was cheap.</i></p><p>ALL feedback most welcome !</p><p>PSS-Some research Sites are -Bead Collector Network,kombologia.com,researchgate.net, but these are just the tip of the iceberg-esp in the world of beads ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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