Tips on Care and Repairs
Last week's tip about ivory included a suggestion about holding the ivory near an open flame and sniffing the smoke for a telltale odor. It is not a good idea for an amateur to try this; the ivory may be burned. The website given in the tip had an incorrect letter. It should have been iovinc.com.
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The best way to check Ivory for authenticity is to poke it with a hot pin in an area that won't show.
Ivory will not be affected in any way and you'll know it's real.
When I read this tip I was reminded that was how I was told to check the authenticity of the amber I bought in Russia some years ago. I didn't think that was a good thing to do. If one had fake ivory or amber, it would be ruined then you'd really have nothing. There must be a better way to test ivory and amber.
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