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I love this Frankie, irrespective of eveything else (genuine/ copy/imitation/fake/price/tourist piece etc........)I like the display of stones of different colours.......
Great Frankie, this is another breathtaking bracelet!! Same seller??
Does it have 5 amber pieces? love also the inside of the bracelet.
Thanks both! Not the same seller, I won`t go there again.
Obviously I love it too. What I can say is that the amber does easily absorb an electrostatic charge. But I know that this is not a definitive test for amber. Anyway, I don`t mind if it`s real or not. I welcome more comments
Can you (do you want to) share who you purchased it from or was it a random Ebay buy? you know me a bit, love to be naughty!
Maybe better if it is not real amber as it will chip too easy when you bump into something, real amber is very fragile.
Yes, it does have 5 amber pieces. I also love the creepy mahakala/ hanuman. I`m hazy over the latter - seems this representation often is identified by both names. The wonderful insinuating (don`t know what) fingers are out of shot.
Frankie, how do you test amber with electrostatic charges?
If you rub the amber on fabric and then hold it over small squares of tissue paper, the charge held in the Amber will cause the paper to move towards and stick to the amber.
I think the fabric needs to be wool.
I have heard it needs to be wool, too, but I`ve had it work with cotton as well. I fancy that man-made fabrics might convey a charge to materials that aren`t true amber. But that`s just a feeling. I`ve also heard you should warm the amber a bit but I`ve found it works perfectly well without.
Tissue pieces positively leap up to these cabs after rubbing. They look to be made of repurposed bead halves.