05-29-2015 04:35 PM
O.K. so I've been messing around with this braclet for a couple of weeks.
When I first picked it up I thought these were bakelite, much "weightier" than plastic or amber.
So I heated up some water and put the beads in it-I'm getting faint funky smell, not the strong smell I associate with bakelite (yes I am a smoker, so I know that does diminish my sense of smell.)
So then I tried 409, I'm getting a reddish-brown result, not the standard brownish -yellow nicotine coloring.
They "sound" like bakelite.
So whatcha think cherry bakelite, fakelite or something else?
Thanks to everyone who looks!
Pauline
05-29-2015 05:30 PM
05-29-2015 05:58 PM
You could be right mermaid, this is the bottle I've been using. My results are usually more yellow than what I'm seeing.
I keep saying I'm going to pick up simachrome (did I spell that right?) but of course I never do. Then I was reading somewhere that someone used toothpaste to test bakelite???
05-29-2015 06:24 PM
05-30-2015 03:55 AM
I use semichrome it will last a long timejust need a dab. I also clean what ever it is first so no false result. The only thing is black seems to be harder to get a result
05-30-2015 04:53 AM
I think when hubby goes out today I'm going to have him look for either the Wrights or Semichrome.
Thanks everyone!
Pauline
05-30-2015 06:09 AM
05-30-2015 07:07 AM
grrrr the Wrights silver polish cream just turns purple!!!!!
Then I was doing some more reading and the artilces I read stated that black and red don't always get positive results 😞
I gotta get someone with a "good" nose to sniff these :):):)
05-30-2015 10:22 AM
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05-30-2015 11:08 AM
Mine aren't quite so, hummm chunky 🙂 very impressive