Old ivory!!? Looks like a weird material

[Rean.c]

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[duggap]

Heat a needle and see if it will penetrate the piece. If it does than it is not ivory.

 

[Rean.c]

Ok franks!... It looks like there was some sort of bone on the bottom?? Do you know if they use to put bone on ivory?


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[Rean.c]

Thanks**


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[Rean.c]

I heated a needle red hot and it didn't go in! Are you sure this piece looks like real ivory?


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[JRedHorse]

It looks like green jasper to me? does it feel heavy for its size?
The reason I say this is because one side looks like gray slate attached to it?

 

[trikikiwi]

Is that some type of grit applied to one side? If so, I'm guessing it's a nail file.
It might be bone or ivory or celluloid. Here's a good site to help you identify the material.
distinguish bone, ivory and celluloid

Mike

Edit: Another thought is - a vesta/match striker.

 

[tamrock]

Looks like a soapstone marker a welder would use.

 

[Broken knee]

To me it looks like a removed tile, the lines on the back look to have been applied with a toothed trowel? Bakelite has that look. Is there a chip on one edge? HH
BK