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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 2346196, member: 8267&quot;]You have me curious about the discs. You could call them sequins, which have a long history. They were usually made of metal until plastics were introduced. But these on the powder horn do look like they are painted or gilded on top of a translucent material. One possibility for a pre-plastic translucent material would be thin slivers of horn. There is also the possibility of an early celluloid base. If there is a fragment you are willing to sacrifice, you could try a <u>tiny</u> burn test. Celluloid would be expected to burn vigorously, while horn would burn slowly, if at all, and would smell like burnt hair. I normally would not suggest it, but as it could be a significant clue to dating it might be worth the experiment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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