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materials

Below is a list of the materials in which card cases have been produced.

 

Animal

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Bone and ivory (elephant and marine)
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Elephant tooth
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Hide (such as leather, snake, crocodile and pig skin)
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Horn
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Porcupine quill
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Shagreen (sharkskin)
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Shell
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Tortoiseshell
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Wax
Mineral

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Bakelite and other early plastics such as Cassein
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Brass
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Copper
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Enamel
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Glass
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Gold
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Gun metal
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Jet
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Porcelain
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Rock crystal
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Silver (and silver plate)