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CIMG0809 old resin or bakelite beads,Ethiopia

Posted by ingrid Langerak on April 28, 2014 at 1:23pm
The three in the front are see through so I wonder if they are bakelite? They are old beads already collected in 1965 while living in Ethiopia
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  • Eva Baby April 28, 2014 at 6:17pm

    lets see what the experts say, but I do not think that Bakelite is translucent.

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