Thread: REAL tortoise shell or imitation?

I have one genuine torty and in looking up info on the internet I found that the real stuff is laminated with heat and pressure. I know mine are the real McCoy because they are delaminating in a few small areas. Check out the edges for any delamination.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I have one genuine torty and in looking up info on the internet I found that the real stuff is laminated with heat and pressure. I know mine are the real McCoy because they are delaminating in a few small areas. Check out the edges for any delamination.

no, I don't think it's real anymore. The new auction reflects that

I think you are lucky it's not tortoise shell because if it was real from what I understand of the laws at present if you wanted to sell it to an over seas buyer it would need to be certified by CITES if it was not it would be confiscated by customs at the border. Its the same with Ivory and the rules are tight too.
Say you had a razor with genuine antique ivory scales and they were cracked you could get some old antique ivory piano keys or old ivory ruler and cut some new scales out of them but this would mean getting certificate would not be possible and to sell it out side your country or taking it abroard on holiday with you would be illegal because you have somthing from an endangered animal even though it is made from parts at a time when it was allowed.
These rules are in place to stop the illegal poaching of these endangered animals and the countrys that import these goods use dubious methods to make them look antique and what has been discribed above is one of the methods they use.

So I think you are lucky not have the real deal. plus if you wanted to get somthing certified you will have to pay a fee after you have proven that it meets the criteria set out by CITES.

And for anyone who has antique scales on their 100 year old straight from a now endangered animal you might want to have a look here just so you don't fall foul of the law should you want to sell it on to an overseas buyer.

Welcome to CITES

Originally Posted by Evin

I think you are lucky it's not tortoise shell because if it was real from what I understand of the laws at present if you wanted to sell it to an over seas buyer it would need to be certified by CITES if it was not it would be confiscated by customs at the border. Its the same with Ivory and the rules are tight too.

And I never sell genuine ivory on the bay...honest! I always just list it as 'a creamy white organic material relating to pacaderms that is definitely not bone...!' Most people can tell pretty much just by pics as the keratin grain of Schraeger lines is often apparent...well I can anyways if it is elephant ivory.

Originally Posted by justacat

For anyone thinking to outbid me on this razor you should know that this razor is cursed so stay away for your own good. I am %100 sure that who ever owns this razor will get ingrown hairs and no one wants that. I'm only bidding on this because I know a special incantation that will release the razor from it's cursed.

There are a number of incantations, some secret some not so.....
Mine begins with
Hooooonnnnnnn....
Hooooonnnnnnnem.. fineee
About 25 times then like a frog on the
Budweiser commercials
CrOx.... CrOx.... about 50 times.... the last 15 so quietly it is hard to hear....

Originally Posted by Scipio

And I never sell genuine ivory on the bay...honest! I always just list it as 'a creamy white organic material relating to pacaderms that is definitely not bone...!' Most people can tell pretty much just by pics as the keratin grain of Schraeger lines is often apparent...well I can anyways if it is elephant ivory.

I picked up a well old Joesph Rodgers & Son's razor with cracked Ivory handle and was thinking about getting a lump of antique Ivory that could be used to make a replacement set of scale when I was looking around the web I came across the CITES site and found out this would have got me into alot of trouble traveling around Europe on me holidays. So I'm getting them fitted with faux ivor scale it does not matter there only gonna get covered in shaving soap anyway.

I'd love to get a real tortoise shell scaled razor but I can't pick one from an ebay listing so unless someone I trust lists one for sale then I'll just have to wanting one.