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My understanding is that the black material in vintage Santo Domingo Pueblo necklace components is a hard rubber that was salvaged from battery cases. I haven't heard that Bakelite was used in these necklaces but I'm not an expert on this genre. Did your simichrome test show a warm amber color, or did you just remove some surface material - which I'd suspect would show a dark brown, indicative of degraded rubber? All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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