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What are these red plastic beads???
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Posted by: LUANN UDELL

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07/17/2022, 17:35:48

I think I bought them originally thinking they were glass, or maybe "red amber". Pretty sure they're plastic. Does anyone have information on what they are, where they're from, if they have any value, or should I just moe them on?

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Posted by: LUANN UDELL

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07/17/2022, 17:36:30

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Posted by: stefany

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07/23/2022, 02:35:44

they are recognisably horn beads roughly made on a lathe and supplied wholesale from India- we used to sell them in my shop...

Horn, perhaps?
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Posted by: beadiste

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07/18/2022, 12:19:25

Dyed red? Stick a hot needle inside a hole and see if it smells like burning hair.

I also think they’re dyed horn
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Posted by: Rosanna

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07/18/2022, 16:36:40

I have a bunch that looks like them, in different sizes and colors. This reddish brown is quite common.

P.S.- made in India and inexpensive
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Posted by: Rosanna

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07/20/2022, 20:55:57

THANK YOU never considered they were horn
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Posted by: LUANN UDELL

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07/29/2022, 11:27:33

And I'll relabel them so I don't forget!
Thank you all for your insights!

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Posted by: cn

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08/03/2022, 11:18:54

I concur. They look like horn to me. Horn can look like a lot of other materials. If i'm not sure, I do the red hot needle test on the inside of the bead where its not conspicuous. If it smells like burning hair, its horn.

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