[Artemisia] Semi-OT: Ivory Test?

[Dawn Tavares]

HE Bronwen wrote:

><fascinating brief on historical plastics snipped>

Wow. Thanks for the education. I had no idea.


>There's a lighting test I believe you can do and I'll
>try and look it up for you later this week because I'm not into doing the
>pin bit.

Yes, please, I'd like to see that. I'd rather not damage any of the articles 
if I can possibly avoid it. They're quite small.


Frideger said:

>You can heat up a pin till it is red hot and apply it to a small
>unnoticeable area.......
>if it's ivory it should smell like burnt bone (or tooth).
>If it's epoxy or some such it will smell like burnt plastic.

Aha. That's the test I'd heard from the Antiques Roadshow but couldn't 
remember. Thanks for that.


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