Possible Ivory Haul? Everything appears to check out

[bigcaddy64]

I went to a few local yard sales this morning and ran across a guy clearing out his moms stuff. There was lots of costume/gold filled but little else. As everybody grabbed the shiny stuff, I looked at the bag of "celluloid"

I'm not an expert on ivory and have only seen it in person when I visit the antique shops in cape cod so my knowledge is very limited for identifying purposes. So far, this stuff check out. It's hard and cold to the touch. It sounds hard when tapped on the counter and will not take a red hot pin. It also has the cross hatch pattern that indicates Ivory and not bone/celluloid.

Can anybody else provide some more info or ways to prove this is Ivory and not something else?

The tie tack is 14k (2.15g) and the compote lid is Birmingham Sterling (21.61g)

 

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[silverdollarbill]

The bangles look good to me. Hard to tell on other pieces with photos you have, but since bangles look good high probability other pieces are too.

 

[boogeyman]

When you say it takes a red hot pin does it have a smell to it? I was taught it should burn it and it'll smell like burned hair. So far it's worked for me on the pieces I've acquired. What kind of grain do you see on the feet of the elephants? Ever way it goes you've got some nice pieces there!!!

 

[villagenut]

It should not smell like burned hair with the "hot needle test"

 

[bigcaddy64]

I'll get some better pictures later this afternoon and go over all pieces with a 16x loupe to see any more detail

 

[silverdollarbill]

You get the burnt hair smell with bone too.

 

[bigcaddy64]

I took a few more of the bangles and they seem to check out. The other don't match colorwise so they could be so,etching different or from another time.

I think the rings are as well but I'll get photos of them later when I have better sunlight

 

[diggummup]

You would expect some color toning or darkening with old ivory. The bead necklace I picked up a few months ago is darkened yellow. The bangles look good to me. Can't tell on the other pieces either.