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A. G. Maisey · 1st October 2012, 08:20 AM

Yes its Madura, yes its not unusual, yes its not all that old, but I cannot tell how old, I'm not prepared to guess if its 1900, 1950, or 2000. No way I can tell from pics, and maybe not even in the hand.

But the original question was why it looks like it does after the stain. I can't answer that question either. My guess is that maybe it wasn't washed and dried sufficiently well between applications of lime juice and arsenic, and that it was done on a cloudy day, but it could be the material itself. I simply cannot tell from the pics.

1st October 2012, 08:20 AM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Yes its Madura, yes its not unusual, yes its not all that old, but I cannot tell how old, I'm not prepared to guess if its 1900, 1950, or 2000. No way I can tell from pics, and maybe not even in the hand. But the original question was why it looks like it does after the stain. I can't answer that question either. My guess is that maybe it wasn't washed and dried sufficiently well between applications of lime juice and arsenic, and that it was done on a cloudy day, but it could be the material itself. I simply cannot tell from the pics.