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I thought is was likely a repair. It’s hard to get a good answer from antiques people. I have had too many try to sell me bone or celluloid as ivory. They say with that lock “I know, I’ve been...

I think they are most likely bone. When they age it can be harder to tell them apart. Good bone actually looks very similar. I have quite a few sets of both bone and ivory. Most are east to tell. I...