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    At least the later Marmaduke had a really good and distinctive name.
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    oh man i LOVE old razors. This one is the pride and joy for my collection. Right now getting "touched up" by someone who can hone better than me locally. (I miss it already). Early 1800's W. GREAVES

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    P.S: I'm always on the lookout for old razors if anyone has any information on acquiring any. They're just SO much more comfortable to shave with, to me. My goal is to find something from the 1700's for my rotation.

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    Question: Is the metal part of the bottom of the handle of English razors lead or tin (or both)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by lohar View Post
    Question: Is the metal part of the bottom of the handle of English razors lead or tin (or both)?
    Sheffield workers called it a tin. I’d need to test a bunch to be sure, because pewter seems like a natural material to use, but I strongly suspect all the original ones were tin. The same as most scale inlays.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voidmonster View Post
    Sheffield workers called it a tin. I’d need to test a bunch to be sure, because pewter seems like a natural material to use, but I strongly suspect all the original ones were tin. The same as most scale inlays.
    The scale inlays on this 1820's Thomas Scargill razor are exhibiting classic signs of tin pest.

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    My understanding is that the alloy of tin used in Britannia metal would be considerably less likely to exhibit tin pest. Regular pewter, I'm less certain about. So while it's difficult to be sure precisely what was used in old razors, it is possible to be certain it included a lot of tin.

    Here are some time-lapse videos of tin converting from one allotrope to another from temperature.



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    Har!!! History's greatest wardrobe malfunction!
    I love it! A friend of mine is a button collector. Seemed silly to me until he started lining up buttons and explaining the history to me. He made a joke at my expense while referencing "the buttons on Napoleons army's jackets".
    He never explained it, but now I know!

    That is so strange about tin.. Usually things are more "stable" at low temps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeT View Post
    Har!!! History's greatest wardrobe malfunction!
    I love it! A friend of mine is a button collector. Seemed silly to me until he started lining up buttons and explaining the history to me. He made a joke at my expense while referencing "the buttons on Napoleons army's jackets".
    He never explained it, but now I know!

    That is so strange about tin.. Usually things are more "stable" at low temps.
    Yeah, it's really counter-intuitive! Plus, the allotrope conversion happens at a very normal temperature.

    It can be reversed, but only by completely melting everything.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voidmonster View Post
    Yeah, it's really counter-intuitive! Plus, the allotrope conversion happens at a very normal temperature.

    It can be reversed, but only by completely melting everything.
    I wonder if it loses weight when converted back and forth..?
    If it is stabilized when mixed with other metals or minerals.?
    Gonna have to do a search on it.
    In the video, the transformation began, and moved from one point.. if sealed, would it prevent the beginning of the process?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeT View Post
    I wonder if it loses weight when converted back and forth..?
    If it is stabilized when mixed with other metals or minerals.?
    Gonna have to do a search on it.
    In the video, the transformation began, and moved from one point.. if sealed, would it prevent the beginning of the process?
    It should remain the same mass -- it's just a rearrangement of the atoms that are there. Some sources claim alloying with copper (as it was with Britannia metal) reduce or eliminate the conversion.

    My understanding of the process is that sealing wouldn't help. It's not atmospheric, but thermal.

    THAT SAID... I cannot think of ever having seen the part of a wedge inside the scales that's doing this, so it's a really good question!

    I suppose it's possible that it happens because of an interaction between the oxidation product from atmospheric exposure and being cooled below 15 degrees centigrade.
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    since pewter is mostly tin i would presume that the problem is only with pure tin? I still find it mind boggling that 59 f is as cold as it needs to go to react.
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