Imitation Tortoishell.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 8960, 8 December 1905, Page 4

Imitation Tortoishell.

' if.j-.v ran yoti tell a tortoUu sh-i! < ■■■' >j I from imitations in horn >ir r.-lin! ■;•": 7" I question was asked of several n.atiu:.!'..I titrers who a-r.vd "hat «>:i!y :<tt - ttt-rt c?-\ i distinguish the difference ii; all Kvo i he is soo-cinn-s puttied until he > careful study of the two articles, la--manufacturers vtlvt duplicate in clt-ai-■'-' materia!* the .apparent effects of the tur!!-s lioEetin*! hack are much more clever »!:.«.! th-y ttcrir a few years a-o. "Ail ii'y • ' I have Iwti handling tortoise shell an I imitations." said a manufacturer, "and . • ; the reaetnblano- is often w '•!•> :«■ "' : - ! ti-fd more than a t-laiicc to deter: "• whether a i»ml> U real tor'.ot.-; ••- The minor diss Suctions that are ii'j;; 1 '! an experienced man are alir.o.t intj ■•-- cp-.tb!-- t» a:» inexperienced pr •/.::. > is examining 'hf letter class of ii-it•>'.:-Yet in appearand.*, touch ami j-tu.-H ! art' peculiarities, which reveal to the • |»>rE whether th;- romb is "I r-ai -hell -r not. Years, a-o :Fie trade d-p :ul-l :i ■ • ty on l«iic or horn, with whi.-h to iaat tortoise shell, ami in horr: Mui:-r tine v.-. -: km done. I'.tit horn ha* h-.-i -..-tin-, ir ..• -n-d mor- icanv sin— eh- farmer.-, too'-: " raioir.a hornier cattt- and th- r>r= - cone up so that they are is».r- than do;: ; • f what they wer- t>'ii years a-o. X"»' it thorn is "used for th!-. parp>s--. s:yl !'.-_:-_ [ is. a varietv of other Mit=s - it;;t. .. i ! •■ •■' of whi-h « easily celluloid. _ We .Mil pr ■- I rlner in eeitrttniri more i.'.itittf::! e.n,! • - -' f a inor-- p-Tf.T't Ifo'd"-.- of t'Tt' »'.-■- *" • tFian w,-id ever lit'.'!-.- in h>r:\ or ->".y •■■■ '. material. Tt;- .eHu'ohi i.- . ro-.ei-i-. Nt ' - th«- - a a-: • rial ,-.a.«y to work. Th- .-a';- -r .-!i;r ; ..: ! . roml-rt hv-=. yaine.l i-nonc.-i'i-'y. I-at •.•:■:•> rlemar.<l ba ever. K\'|----::re -... ';,•■;:: w: : liot er.ttf- a eeElnbi,! r.,.-,-,!. t.. i.Prn in :'■; espl-nive htirsit •>:' fire .ni'l .-tr-.':e if ,; • material ii •>' th.- I»tt> r u-raot - n >-.-,- I • isiu- pr-virt.-.-t! an I ha.-- h- it f-i.--.i:--'i - -; rr.ortths or a year in the fi.-:>>ry. It y. a -ire wttliti- to {.earii- o!T .-. 'l:'.- "t :'■• ei.twh and ?;>[>!>' a- lint-it to ti-e o-.-.-i : yoit can learn ; ua_- al-.r.t ;!;■■ «;.->;.•■ rial. l-iven the K-st t.-iln'ord v.-ill i_ r -> i o irv a tfi.,H wlwri r if. emit ht.-d a::'', a mat. h i.s app'i-d. If &■- romt. >of ;.:.-'! or *-»■;. th.-. materia! wilt htirn .-lowiv wit!- : l.e -. tt'-.e 0,-h.r. Tortoi?- .sh-ll -I-,, r-.r v;.■■ i ■fn hea' tiefow the hotlJn- p..tr.t. f i'.-'-T * a. i;«mh. and it th-- h-:-.f of .-.;:- >-ro I ».. affeets th.- te-ch that y-n e..<: '<-..-' | t'r.eru e.i.,Hv to other sii.-.r-.-- v..-> |;>v.- .;'- | tutoni or Vo:«;> o:h-r i»a;-r-.,'. Sh •!! : a j airliner, rw ela-tti;; a.-, a Pan:-.,, in !.|.n'.-. , The eye eart _f-e in tl.e .-!•.-'' ::>■ { !-..- -■ J pfureseen? e'eatn that e..a-,e. fro-:i .-. .'t water tornh growth. Th.- iira;":-ai <>'•■■ j .--Tver will t»!t.- as he I-K- at th- :',■ H | r'rortt either si>!.- (riat th- hr..w;; a::.'l ;.-•'•! j t.v.v marktn.'-. i;i> thr>>-»i-h >r-.ar>.iy. -a.;-'; 1 ::.-» taperttt.-;. Th- motfl-.l eiS-.-t i ; . ...pi-.! ' with rh-rntt-at-t appiie.i to th- i.ortt. wiiii- : ii-ated rollers and pre<.-ar,- f.-::d p!--irn-i-r.i ; throiish celfolnhl. lei: in n--i:h>-r .a.-- dn... art e.jaal in delteat> h-aisty th- w..r[; ..;' paitire in producing th.- f-tielU. Th; re is a . et-an pleasatit feeling to -.tied that is ti--t : fonu.l in tho imitations. The horn and : Kane enmrn arc lifcelv to iiav- a ehtmin*--feetins to th- Jotieh" or a -•t-_-.--.--ion of crease. Thw featuro i* ;on:etitn---. not!••;•alife to the eve. 'I he .-.p-eifit: 'travitv •-t «ri*>i! U iicht." TortnUe shell i, ,-nt'a-.! ornanier.t-d while Mthje-t-d to >:..;>rn i:-a-to trake it ph-tie. The eH ; ..-!> in th • marhine whtrh eut.i out the te-ti; r.re .•>■■ at an so that they iaa.t:e v.-e-d-'j .-di-iped inriator*. th- nlnrp er.ds >.f t'— I f-eth in on- fnml) roniin-- fror; t ; - r.v.t-.[ ot arljarent teeth in another r,<•■'■■■. ;•■■•. avoidin-; w.i.-.'-. Kx>|iii--i;e itaivl ririiw-j "■marii-r.tA son>e of the.—■ lotnlr-. ;..-■! t"-: : ., it. a work of tiiueh d-tiea-y. i:—a->-. th ■ ; .sh.-It b ahout one-'ichfh of an h:-:: i-: \ thirfcn-.-p. fJihtir.- and iitiayir.t: of or- ;.>ii j romrs. n.n<l another addition U ;»..- tn .an'- I in-;, often M ,-tahorat.- tittrtr— or ..;i:r| ■ 1.-si-n in ;.>!,i „ r silver. 11--H j.ri... ar-t-aid for the nt-ar- he-.utif-il :,p. . f-e---, ..•'j «h-ti. whtrh r-reiw- the rteh.-sf "r.rt-.te. "*-. Eton. TTiev hrtn; from t-n to rlr- ■ :-. ■";- -: rf.,- prte» "of th- (--..: r-l-r.:■„,-.■.. \'..ronmett kind-. -* -.»>-:( f . t| f.,r nV-.- .•..■.■;.:■ the [,ri-e of rrlftdwl. t'le'-r ti-.-' .- -h of refatn aperies of ter-h- are f- ! ■ [ - ■':■■: are of a rtr.tformtv v-How eoh-.r .-'■■! :-.t rn-.ro than •e;..-?ixt-Vr.ti l of ;;: \<vh \~. thietneyv Thes-shell- -u-.. f.f-h'v r-. ; ,-..l 'lh.y ar- va-hf.-.[ to-.-th'-r in 10.-r. t-oi.-.vn th- thi-An-s-i reor.r.nf- f .;-' -ii-rla f o turin- prirjiw. .--.. .\roth- r .i-■-.-:■ ■ ..fth. t n-anitfa.-trir-r is t.. ?.-':■,-; th- . .-.. : -.';-.- - d-.-ln.f.h. p;ere S ~f sh-tr ....,! v-'.i th :"■ ': fo-"tfi-r. thn* oh-tinfn-- rem .ri;a!,'- ...a.r ~|".-.-v. S>-e;|j. aihar- r..-.ii:v to o : „- :,-- .-rh-r -rehw'i rf.-v ar- t...,;.--i. ,-■,..} p";- . -.- ; a-r- p-en-d «» jkitfti'Jy tha.r th ■ hj, f .-. ; ta-r. eannot h- d-t-i--.|. It-.-o-s ~( tie e.KSe with Whlah this v..t'< is .lot- .sh-K eotnJw. if th-v hr-a.k. fe >.-.- S- r-j.-ir-.l tf,;.r th-V wttl 1.,- a., 1.-uittfii' 'a-, ,-v-r. Th- kind* of tnrtt- who.,-- .-h-lh. -.!•- -.a1u...F.r- are found iu It-;... n;:-..t, -r- ..-'; rh\'\fsm UUr.*U irt th. V.'eet IroFi, .. te;r .hi!-, ar, aUo o'.-ain -.1 fr..-e -,r ; o-.. ,-.-h r poir;.ts in th-- Atl.-ntte an,l I'a,ia. ... -:-. Ore- of th-*nM.t--.ta.?ur-r- -ahf »h"t"'th-r-.5..f. .-efrrifoid :-. n • ... ire! .;■•..-■-'•'■ - - f..rr,a-r!y is that nthf.-r is rx\x> d •v-th, th"tun'—ttor. and rin;pFev:. Afi>-r .....:-■■• v-a--. hj" said, rrirrtloid v,r\\ h.-r.-o.- ivi-t' --."w! :!-■ v.-.-IE or,- handred v-a rs ar.-i ;<■ -r- .-id r■■ tatn, tt.; eririnal -juditi.-.-i. M.idi in--n,ri;y for shell. >.".r.Thr, srr-".' h,o-.--il--a.ls in .1 ren.trt t rnad'. if Ihirot.-- fp-til rh.-se. Th- trnatata.n. i-.h-f. r- va. r-s-ra«.|eK sheU [, :! r ,:,.. e-r.-l. n-:a,r.afa,-;arery. fear th-..r st. -.-.!;! -r--r hr'tle even, tt-or- fjrtirfcly th"■ U retllltoid.