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Materials

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Material	As Used in Games	For further information
Derived from plants
Paper
Cardboard
Wood
Vegetable Ivory		Vegetable Ivory and Other Palm Nuts/Seeds as an Art/Craft Medium http://www.palms.org/principes/1997/palmivory.htm http://waynesword.palomar.edu/pljan99.htm
Metal
Derived from animals
Bone
Ivory		Identification of Ivory http://www.uniclectica.com/conserva/ivory1.html Storage and Handling of Ivory http://www.uniclectica.com/conserva/ivory2.html Cleaning and Repairing Ivory http://www.uniclectica.com/conserva/ivory3.html
Plastics		Identification of Plastics http://www.chem.sunysb.edu/courses/che134/lectures/99l03.pdf
Celluloid (= French "Ivory")		Distinguishing bone, ivory, and celluloid http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/distinguish_iv_bon_cel.htm
Bakelite		History and identification of Bakelite, Lucite, and Celluloid http://collectics.com/education_plastic.html
Polystyrene

Preservation