Tesbihkâr

'Fire amber' — mostly cast phenolic

2 usages
Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.tr'Ateş kehribarı' — çoğunlukla döküm fenolikar«كهرمان النار» — غالبًا فينولي مصبوب

Short answer

A trade name, within the cast phenolic family (faturan, catalin, bakelite), for beads whose interior looks plain, without moiré figure or veins; it appears as a material caption in a published exhibition catalogue. There is no colour restriction: listings offer it in green, blue, red and other colours. The claim that fire amber is “100% natural amber” appears in dealer texts and is a common story; dealer texts also contradict one another on this point.

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Meanings in the trade

These are the recorded usages of the term: publications, catalogues and the market. Each usage carries its own source grade and is not a definition.

  • Evidence grade C — institutional seller. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Dealer siteCast phenolic
    9*9 mm Kure Kesim Yesil Atesi Kehribar Tesbih Supurge Puskullu Ates Kehribar Tespih
  • Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Book
    Katalog altyazısı (s.5): Ateş Kehribarı, ATÇ

Canonical mapping

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'Fire amber' — mostly cast phenolicCast phenolic

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History and names

  • Production period 1951–1952 Bernstein-Manufaktur Hamburg 'Edelkunstharz' PF boncuklarını Sudan'a satar (Kuhn 2002, Falabella içinde aktarım). Tek kaynak (ikincil aktarım).

  • Production method Döküm PF'de PARLAKLIK VE BULANIKLIK MÜHENDİSLİK ÜRÜNÜDÜR, yaşlanma izi değil: Ellis'in 1923'teki 'Yapay Kehribar' bölümü balık pulu ve toz mika ile 'parıldama etkisi', mumlarla 'bulanık kehribar etkisi' ve çok çeşitli boyalar tarif eder. 1924 tarihli Bakelite 'Pearl Colors' renk kartı da sedefli boncuğu belgeler.

  • Trade-name history

    • Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Cast Phenolic Resin (PHS Virtual Museum)Holdsworth, Ian
      They may have a high degree of transparency, translucency or opacity

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  • Trade-name history

    • Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.The Gemstone BookCIBJO Coloured Stone Commission2022
      Correct exemples: « imitation amber », « imitation turquoise »

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    • Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.16 CFR 23.26 — Misuse of the word varietal name
      It is unfair or deceptive to mark or describe an industry product with the incorrect varietal name.

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  • Production method Döküm fenolik 'turnery' (torna) malzemesi olarak çubuk, levha ve boru halinde üretildi; boncuk ve bilezikler bu ham stoktan talaşlı imalatla yapıldı. Tesbih tanesi üretimi bu zincirin parçasıdır.

  • Production method Şemsiye sapı gibi özel biçimler kurşun ve cam kalıplara dökülerek yapıldı; kalıp kurumadan sonra kırılarak çıkarıldı. Bu, aynı stok malzemenin tesbih dışı ürünlerini açıklar (şemsiye sapı, pipo ağzı).

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    • Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Imitation Amber Beads of Phenolic Resin from the African TradeFalabella, Rosanna2016
      Imitation Amber Beads of Phenolic Resin from the African Trade

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  • Other

    • Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Cast Phenolic Resin (PHS Virtual Museum)Holdsworth, Ian
      thick sections are not stable and tend, over the years, to craze internally

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Sources

A grade states the strength of the source, not of the conclusion.

Recorded usages: 2Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Evidence grade C — institutional seller. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.

  • Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.SÜBHAN — Hüseyin Çelik Atölyesi Tespih Sergisi2017Sübhan — Hüseyin Çelik Atölyesi Tespih Sergisi (Zeytinburnu Belediyesi, Katalog No 14, 2017) s.5

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  • Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Türkiye'de Tesbih Koleksiyonu Kültürü: Malzeme Fetişizmi ve OtantisiteDeğirmenci, Koray2018YEDİ 20 (2018), DOI 10.17484/yedi.423601 s.164

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  • Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Imitation Amber Beads of Phenolic Resin from the African Trade (BEADS 28)Rosanna Falabella2016

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  • Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Imitation Amber Beads of Phenolic Resin from the African TradeFalabella, Rosanna2016
    substances such as fish scales and powdered mica to produce a shimmering effect... waxes

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  • Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Imitation Amber Beads of Phenolic Resin from the African TradeFalabella, Rosanna2016
    Imitation Amber Beads of Phenolic Resin from the African Trade

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  • Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Cast Phenolic Resin (PHS Virtual Museum)Holdsworth, Ian
    They may have a high degree of transparency, translucency or opacity

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  • Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Cast Phenolic Resin (PHS Virtual Museum)Holdsworth, Ian
    thick sections are not stable and tend, over the years, to craze internally

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  • Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.The Gemstone BookCIBJO Coloured Stone Commission2022
    Correct exemples: « imitation amber », « imitation turquoise »

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  • Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.16 CFR 23.26 — Misuse of the word varietal name
    It is unfair or deceptive to mark or describe an industry product with the incorrect varietal name.

    Accessed on:

  • Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Imitation Amber Beads of Phenolic Resin from the African Trade, BEADS 28:3-15Falabella, Rosanna2016
    Castings in the form of rods, sheets, and tubes were the raw stock used to make items like beads and bangles

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