[BCMA] Knife sharpener handle - inquiry about material

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Here is a nice example of your type of knife handle.   Very (most) 
possibly Celluloid.

https://laurelleaffarm.com/item-pages/antique-vintage-silver/antique-carving-knife-ivory-celluloid-handle-blade-marked-Landers-Frary-Clark-Laurel-Leaf-Farm-item-no-pw52376.htm

Cuyler Page, Vernon, BC

On 2023-09-26 11:33 a.m., Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv wrote:
> Good afternoon BCMA colleagues,
>
> I have a small inquiry that I'm wondering if anyone well-versed in 
> collections management and material identification might be able to 
> help us with!
>
> Working on our collection inventory, we came across a knife sharpener 
> (photo attached). We're trying to identify what the handle is made of, 
> but we lack the expertise or the tools to properly ascertain whether 
> it's made from bone or ivory.
>
> If anyone would be able to speak to this with some authority (or else 
> suggest where we might be able to find out what we're looking at), I 
> would appreciate it!
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> Michael Goodchild
> Sidney Museum & Archives
>
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