I collect only celluloid scaled razors, mainly because I have used plastics most of my career and love the history of plastics. celluloid was the first plastic that could be made to look like almost any other product available. they also were easier to clean and cheaper than a hand carved set of scales. this particular razor I have never seen before in any of my books or 15 years of looking and collecting. the price was way over my bid, but maybe a museum or large collective group picked it up. very pretty scales. wish it was in my collection.