Trying to find out what I have please

[Juicccy]

If it's jet, the beads will produce static electricity if rubbed briskly against your hair.
They will also either float or sink slowly when placed in water.

Will try water. I cut a small piece of feather from my duster and this what happened

 

[Juicccy]

Would be a stone-like material then, non-metallic. Also, not magnetizable.
I still don't think these are pearls...but only God knows what these are. Hard to gauge without touching and actually looking at the material.

No did not stick to magnet

 

[Juicccy]

If it's jet, the beads will produce static electricity if rubbed briskly against your hair.
They will also either float or sink slowly when placed in water.

That piece was too small had to do it again

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Interesting! So it does generate static electricity. Maybe it's jet.
Jet is very lightweight.

 

[Juicccy]

Interesting! So it does generate static electricity. Maybe it's jet.
Jet is very lightweight.

Yes it’s light. Going to take it to a jeweler this weekend. Are the valuable?

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I don't know enought about jet to answer that. I'm inclined to say "it depends". Jet was used as mourning jewelry in Victorian times but that does not mean yours (if it's jet) is old, or valuable.

 

[Juicccy]

I don't know enought about jet to answer that. I'm inclined to say "it depends". Jet was used as mourning jewelry in Victorian times but that does not mean yours (if it's jet) is old, or valuable.

Ok thank you.

 

[CortezPearls]

I tried a search on eBay but it is truly difficult to review pricing: most items might not actually be made out of Jet, but Onyx!
I found this info on Wikipedia

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I also wondered if they were Bakelite.
Bakelite is also lightweight and also generates static electricity when rubbed.