Thread: Any info on this razor would be appreciated

The Clerk told me it was ivory, what do you think? Is it authentic?

Welcome to SRP. I would say it is celluloid. The clerk may have genuinely thought it was ivory but the etched letters, the thickness and the overall look of it suggest to me that it is not ivory. I could be wrong, I've been wrong a couple of times in the past. Here is the SRP Wiki beginner's guide if you are thinking of getting into straight razor shaving.

100% celluloid.

Nice razor. But its celluloid for sure.

Ivory or celluloid, it looks great. The only electric razor worth shaving with.

Give it the hot needle test. It's a nice looking blade either way!

100% celluloid but a nice piece!

French ivory - faux ivory celuloid.

Appreciate all the answers.

Anyone now anything about the origin?

As others have said, the overall look of the scales is celluloid, ivory scales are usually quite thin for one thing, but, the grain looks to me very much like genuine ivory, more random than the faux grain in celluloid so I wouldnt like to bet on it either way based solely on the pics. Worth further investigation before writing it off as synthetic IMO. Also the covered tang and the grind lines suggest a good quality razor to me. If it is ivory I think its a damn shame they stamped/engraved electric into it!

Jimmy, et al, I respect all of your opnions and I'm sure I have less experience than you guys but dont you think the directions of the grain look more like ivory than celluloid? All celluloid I have seen has very uniform grain indeed.