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    If it has tiny little pores in the material, they are bone. If they have a faint grain pattern to them and no little pores, they are ivory. But they are definitely one of the two.
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    From what I have seen so far ivory scales are always thin whereas bone is usually thicker, but as posted above pores usually indicate bone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nun2sharp View Post
    It may be as thin as the scales are and the absence of washers, hard to tell without having them in my hands.
    exactly the reason for me thinking that they are ivory

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    Quote Originally Posted by sheffieldlover View Post
    If it has tiny little pores in the material, they are bone. If they have a faint grain pattern to them and no little pores, they are ivory. But they are definitely one of the two.
    no pores, it's definitely not bone, feels different to bone. There could be a grain there but it's a bit hard to tell

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    Without grain it could very well be a men made product to mimic ivory!
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    Looks like bone to me.
    we need better pics than the last set
    close up of the pin area will confirm or rule out bone.
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    My bet would be white cow horn,have had some wackers in same material and they looked identicle to the above,sort of translucent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Martin103 View Post
    Without grain it could very well be a men made product to mimic ivory!
    This was going to be my next question... was / is there much 'faking of ivory'?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Haza View Post
    may be Galalith?
    How can you tell if it is Galalith?

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    Looking at it up to the light there seems to be a pattern of long lines running the length of the scales with a slight curve to them. Some spots you can see it others you can't.

    Is this the grain of ivory (never seen ivory grain before)?

    I'll see if I can get a picture of it along with a good close up of the pin area.

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