Thread: Are these ivory scales, or something else?

I have a Brookes & Crookes razor that has what I think might be ivory scales. I'm not familiar enough with ivory to be sure, but maybe some of you might be?

There is a visible grain, and they are very smooth to the touch, and are much thinner than the scales on my other razors.



What do you guys think? Ivory?

From the pics they look like Ivory to me

My vintage boker edelweiss has very similar scales in color and grain. Wish I had an answer for you but I'll let more knowledgeable folks chime in. You got my curiosity now.

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Ivory.....

The thinness, colarless pinning, sheen and grain pattern all together scream ivory.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Ivory.....

The thinness, colarless pinning, sheen and grain pattern all together scream ivory.

Is the wedge end lead. If so everything looks like Ivory. Now I'm not an expert but I would think they are.

Originally Posted by rhensley

Is the wedge end lead. If so everything looks like Ivory. Now I'm not an expert but I would think they are.

Lets put it this way, French ivory is way easier to spot, and it's not that.

To me being thin and no washers on the pins I would say ivory.

Ivory for sure. What they said above says it all short of the physical tests that could be done.

Not sure what you mean by the wedge being end lead - here is a pic of the wedge.

I reallly can't tell by the photo if it's lead or not. The older razors with ivory scales almost always had lead wedges or at least all mine do.