ohmslucy
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posted on September 11, 2003 11:15:37 AM new
Hi all,
This old sharpening steel and carving fork have me stumped. I don't know what the handles are made of. They don't seem to be Bakelite. Catalin, maybe?
The steel is marked Lee.
A while back there was a thread on how to identify plastics, etc., but I can't find it.
Anybody know?
Thanks!
Lucy
Watch the donut, not the hole.
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tomwiii
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posted on September 11, 2003 11:24:40 AM new
Looks like CELLULOID to me & Ralph!
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toasted36
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posted on September 11, 2003 11:58:00 AM new
Hi Lucy ! Heres a link I book marked on testing plastics and other things http://www.buttonimages.com/collector_info/identify.htm hope this helps
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ohmslucy
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posted on September 11, 2003 11:58:39 AM new
Hi Tom,
Celluloid? Hmmm... never thought of that. Most all the celluloid stuff I've seen has been really thin, hollow animals, etc.
Thanks for the lead.
BTW, congrats on the plates! You done good!!
Lucy
Watch the donut, not the hole.
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tomwiii
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posted on September 11, 2003 12:03:44 PM new
I auctioned a CELLULOID "Vanity Set" a while back -- had those same kind of grainy lines in it!
Big back in the 1920's ??
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ohmslucy
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posted on September 11, 2003 12:05:36 PM new
Hi Toasted,
Hey - thank for the link!
Great info - I'm reading it right now.
You know, it could be Ivoroid...
Lucy
Watch the donut, not the hole.
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toasted36
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posted on September 11, 2003 12:09:38 PM new
Your Very Welcome Lucy ! I'm pretty sure Kiara left that link on that thread your looking for lol.
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Libra63
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posted on September 11, 2003 06:15:43 PM new
A lot of those items had bone for handles. That's a tough call because they made them also in a lot of other materials. I think even horn, like the horn on a deer....yes and ivory...
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TheFamilyBiz
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posted on September 11, 2003 08:53:46 PM new
I lucked into a set like this in which they used "stag horn" and it happened to have sterling marked on it as well.
I paid $2 for 3 pieces at an estate auction. Cleaned them up with some silver polish and they brought about $40 for the 3 pieces.
I've seen several carving sets since then, but none were sterling and some were bad knock-offs using some sort of plastic fashioned like the horn on the earlier ones.
I haven't seen any like this, though. If the metal is in good shape, it should do well for those who collect kitchen items or cutlery - or even retro items.
The full set would include a carving knife as well.
Wayne
Trying to Make a Difference - One Satisfied Customer at a Time....
(Edited because I originally thought the steel was missing and not the knife for the complete set.)
[ edited by TheFamilyBiz on Sep 11, 2003 08:54 PM ]
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sparkz
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posted on September 11, 2003 10:53:38 PM new
It looks like common ivory to me. Probably not worth more than 8 or 9 hundred bucks. I wouldn't waste my time listing it. Move on to the more profitable items. Send that set to me and I'll see that it gets disposed of properly.
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tomwiii
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posted on September 12, 2003 05:30:01 AM new
Click on the bottom pic & note the line grain -- just like these handles!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2191230555&category=18790
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ohmslucy
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posted on September 12, 2003 08:32:29 AM new
Hi all,
Thanks for the help.
I think they're ivory all right. From the celluloid elephant.
Tom, you hit the ole nail plumb on the head!
These were in a box lot with a complete horn set and an additional horn fork... Looking on eBay it almost seems like the horn ones will do better than the celluloid.
We shall see...
Lucy
Watch the donut, not the hole.
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buyhigh
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posted on September 12, 2003 10:10:05 AM new
Without doubt CELLULOID. The lines are not that straight or definite on natural ivory. Have a number nail files and cleaners, one small wood file etc. around and apparently it was commom to use celluloid for handles for metal things at one time - possibly in the 30's
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