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12-03-2013, 12:37 PM #11Senior Member
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Think about it this way. You found it. It could have been worst if it was lost forever.
Luis“There's nothing more solemn than truth. There's no greater grievance to a tomb than hypocrisy, or a greater tribute to death than truth”
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12-03-2013, 01:17 PM #12Senior Member
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Dunno if it is the dreaded rot but I would keep it quarantined from my other celluloid scaled razors for an extended period of time. Ounce of prevention and all that.
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12-03-2013, 11:48 PM #13Member
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No cell rot. It had 2 yrs in a safe that had a dead dehumidifier for about a year I guess. I had not opened it for the past year. The box had a slightly dusty mold like appearance. Here are some better pics.
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12-04-2013, 12:06 AM #14Member
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That's almost like finding Christmas presents that were REALLY well hidden and forgotten about! That looks like a very nice razor and good to hear you found her before anything major happened to her.
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12-04-2013, 12:18 AM #15Razor Vulture
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Zak is correct in that that Faux Turtle celluloid is very prone to gassing. I recommend cleaning it up, inside and out. A good soak in 3M wet type silicone seems to keep the rot at bay. YMMV
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I rest my case.
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12-04-2013, 12:28 AM #16Member
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OK now to be safe I'm going to drill the pin and separate the blade from the scales. How long should it take for them to rot away.
I will save the blade if noting else. Maybe i will be lucky and a year later no change in the scales. I saw a horrible case of rot at an antique shop were he had about 25 high end razors in a small box that were destroyed.
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12-04-2013, 12:54 AM #17
Glad it is ok.
In other news, I found my duck!
Mine was only lost for a few weeks.irishguy likes this.
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