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Old 1st December 2023, 02:29 AM   #1
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Ah , so bone?
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Old 1st December 2023, 06:00 AM   #2
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Yes, bone! The porouness is the giveaway.

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Old 1st December 2023, 06:04 PM   #3
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Old 1st December 2023, 07:35 PM   #4
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Yep, that last one is clearly bone. The shot of the end of the handle nails it for sure as you can see the porous structure of the center of the bone.
I would say the other two are ivory though.
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Old 2nd December 2023, 12:30 AM   #5
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Ah what a goose am I! Gazing intently at the grain and form of the sides and didn't even twig to look at ends!!!
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Old 4th December 2023, 08:54 AM   #7
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Ivory, ivory and bone.
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Old 4th December 2023, 11:47 AM   #8
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In the first photo from top to bottom
Bone
Elephant ivory
Walrus ivory
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Old 4th December 2023, 04:54 PM   #9
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Ah what a goose am I! Gazing intently at the grain and form of the sides and didn't even twig to look at ends!!!
Owaa
Tagoo
Siam.

Took me back almost 70 years, thanks.
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