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Low light here this overcast morning, so the picture is not very vivid.
From left to right, I think we have: Bead darkened from age - wear around circumference reveals lighter original color Dark cherry-colored bead that seems to be that color originally, whether from colorant throughout the resin or just on the surface, I don't know Bead that has been definitely burned - blackened and cracked, bright red created at margin between damaged and undamaged material Another possibly heated bead - red splash is same hue as the burned bead Bead that has been hand-carved - cannot tell if red color is original or due to careful heating. It is a sort of dull cherry red, not the bright scarlet displayed by the burned bead The large cube looks very similar to vintage "Bakelite" carved pins that purportedly have been "resin-washed" or "overdyed." [do a Google Image search for "overdyed Bakelite," you'll see plenty of it] The rust surface is obviously only skin-deep over a golden interior. How the color was applied or created, I don't know.
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