Could be Galalith | |||||
Re: Interesting false coral beads -- paeonia | Post Reply | Edit | Forum | Where am I? |
If you want to test them - run very hot water over a few until they are heated up. Sniff immediately for an odor. If Galalith, they will smell like wet dog or burned milk. I have heard from a number of people that they can't smell anything in any of the sniff tests so this method also depends on having a keen sense of smell.
A lot of Galalith beads I see on eBay are mislabeled as Celluloid or Bakelite. Those are the ones I can easily identify by the pictures. Most plastic beads are very difficult to ID by just the photo.