does it feel like bakelite ?
it looks very new and almost plastic.
Not so good with "bakelite" I can try and get clearer photos of the marking?
it is not only the marking but the material it was made of
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have a look at http://www.ebay.com/gds/Bakelite-How-Do-I-Know-Whats-Real-or-Fake-/10000000001899022/g.html
A few things are important :
1st..... does it close in a quarter turn ??
Tom
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Tom,
yes it opens/close with a quarter turn.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Give it a rub very hard with your finger. If it's
Bakelite, it should give off a terrible odour.
Pics do not look promising - likely a
modern plastic repro.........
Regards,
Steve.
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