plastic beads - date? name?

[mothbeast]

I was wondering what kind of plastic these beads might be. Thy look a bit like moonglow. The larger beads have a pattern inside. I can't tell if the pattern is intentional or if it might be a form to make large beads that usually doesn't show through. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Linn]

Are your beads relatively light or heavy? If you rub them really hard do you get an odor? If you knock them together do they make a click, a clack or a thunk?

From your photo they look more to me like marbleized Bakelite than Moonglow - which has more of a pearlescent look.

Linn

 

[Metro Retro Vintage]

From the pic, they appear to be lampworked glass (nice tiger swirling), and since each one is knotted, I'm guessing that they have some weight.

Does the necklace have a clasp?

 

[mothbeast]

Thanks. They are relatively heavy. Heavier than lucite beads i have. They are slightly pearly and the smaller beads are totally translucent. I can't get much of a smell from them - maybe faintly sweet. I added another pic above.

 

[Metro Retro Vintage]

Oh I see that you added another pic -- excellent. In that second pic, there appears to be a seam mark, is that right? They look like lucite.

 

[Metro Retro Vintage]

Lol, I think we were posting at the same time.

They wouldn't be bakelite if that's what you're thinking. Lucite (acrylic) can be light and it can be dense.

 

[mothbeast]

The beads are definitely not glass. They don't have a seam - it must be a reflection in the photos. The clasp is not original - it's a modern antiqued brass finished lobster claw. I was just wondering if the honeycomb pattern was a defect or a feature and if it had a name.
Thanks for the ideas. I think it's probably lucite.