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  1. 08-11-2013, 03:21 PM #1
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    Default Real Ivory or Faux?

    Is there a sure-fire way to tell whether scales are real ivory or not?
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    Post a pic
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    Here's a photo that may help, the one in the top photo furthest to the left is celluloid and the others are ivory. You may be able to see a hint of grain. The next photo, the second one from the top is celluloid, notice how much thicker the scales are ........ ;

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    Looks like the 3 on the right are ivory in the first pic, Definitely not the 2nd one down in the second pic. JMO
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    A hot glowing pin pressed on the inside of the scales works fine!
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    I new the pin guys would come outIf possible.post a pic taken in natural sunlight at an oblique angle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    A hot glowing pin pressed on the inside of the scales works fine!
    I've been told the smoke from a hot pin on ivory will smell like burning hair, plus plastic will probably just melt right through.
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