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  Betty April 28, 2014 at 2:39pm

  Now that's really interesting - thanks for showing Ingrid!

  How long do they take to get as dark as the beads on the left?
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  Eva Baby April 30, 2014 at 10:33am

  I go with Betty, very interesting, I did not know that they become dark just by the sun!
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  ingrid Langerak April 30, 2014 at 10:40am

  The coloring from light to the darker yello, is about 20 yrs. and the darkest(almost black in real) I take it to be near to a 100 yrs. This of course when exposed to the sun and heat of the skin.  And as these beads were and are worn as a protective that means daily and not kept stored like with me as a collector.
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  ingrid Langerak February 24, 2015 at 11:59pm

  For Charlotte.
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  Charlotte Dakin-Norris February 25, 2015 at 9:10am

  Thank you Ingrid! This is very interesting, and I think that the beads get more beautiful with age.
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  ingrid Langerak February 25, 2015 at 9:56am

  That is right Charlotte, of course, they have to be used to get the lovely patina, because it is the heat of the skin and sun which darkens it. Gr. Ingird.