AMBER—HOW TO KNOW IT
In these days of imitations it is.just 5j well to know a few tests by which one may distinguish the real from the imitation. In the case of amber the genuine is always extremely light in weight and, if examined under a magnifying glass, Bhows minute flaws. Some of the modern imitations respond to what was formerly regarded as an unfailing test-—that when rubbed upon woollen fabric it became electrified and would pick up bits 'of light paper. Another drastic but infallible test of real as against imitation amber is to apply a lighted match. The real passes unj. scathed through the ordeal, but the imitation burns or flares up, according to its composition.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 121, 22 May 1926, Page 14
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118AMBER—HOW TO KNOW IT Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 121, 22 May 1926, Page 14
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