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08-16-2011, 09:39 AM #21
I've found another W&B razor with the same handle in the old catalog.
From the catalog:
flat ivoride handle, stamped with gold.
What is the word "ivoride"?Alex Ts.
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08-16-2011, 05:40 PM #22
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Thanked: 13245Great job on the restore
It means "Ivory like" ie: Faux Ivory, French Ivory my understanding is it was more a Jewelery term than a Razor term...
A composition resembling ivory in appearance and used as a substitute for it.
A plastic produced to simulate ivory. It was first produced by the Xylonite Company in 1866. Other names include Celluloid, Ivoride, Ivorine, Ivorite and Pyralin...
ps: I am just happy to finally get to help you out Alex after all the times you have helped me with my questions about tang stampsLast edited by gssixgun; 08-16-2011 at 05:48 PM.
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08-16-2011, 05:50 PM #23
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Thanked: 12that is amazing!
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08-16-2011, 05:54 PM #24
According to "The History of Celluloid", it is an imitation ivory version of Xylonite, a pyroxylin plastic substance. This was made using the same formulation (but with purer forms of raw materials) as an earlier invention named Parkesine, which was a mix of cellulose nitrate along with various oils and solvents as a moldable plastic substance
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08-16-2011, 06:16 PM #25
Glen, Lee thanks. Very interesting info.
Alex Ts.
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08-17-2011, 11:06 PM #26
Now that is what I call a Rescue !!! Fine Work !!
Best Regards Kenny