Thread: Pics of real Ivory handles?

Here's a photo of a new razor with old (1927) ivory. You can see some grain and color variation. Natural ivory is beautiful and wonderful to work with.





Phillip

Lunch time I took some pictures and uploaded. I didn't use photoshop to change anything, so they are as I saw them, no cropping, etc. This is of the Geo. Wolstenholm "SUPERB" razor (I have 2) with the schales in question. I originally thought, maybe the Wade & Butcher, but it has distinct lines, although a bit random. My other razors with "yellowish" handles (Schales) have pins with washers, except for this "Superb" which also has very thin schales as well.











The exampes you folks posted are stunning!! I love the brush handle!! You can definetely see a sort of cross-hatch that gives it away. And, those other razors are wonderful examples as well of Ivory handeled razors.

This is a pic of my Le Grelot with ivory scales.

It has washers on it and it is alot thicker than vintage ivory.

In my experience, an unfortunate indicator for real ivory is a badly cracked scale it the pivot. That thin stuff didn't hold up too well past a hundred years or so.

Originally Posted by Utopian

In my experience, an unfortunate indicator for real ivory is a badly cracked scale it the pivot. That thin stuff didn't hold up too well past a hundred years or so.

Thanks Ron!

Like the crack on the 2nd picture above of the Geo. Wolstenholm right at the pin?

Yes, but you can live with that one. It's just added character. It seems most of my ivory scales are borderline trashed.

Maybe you could take yours to the Dentist, and let him give them a filling?? *S*

Kidding aside, would that example above of the "SUPERB" be an Ivory handle or not? Or, is it one of those things you really have to have in hand to tell for sure?

The superb definitely looks like ivory to me, but there is always doubt with photos. I'd be surprised if it's not. I could be wrong, but I think ivory on a Wostenholm is rather unusual.

Yep, they're unusual but do exist. Yours looks like ivory to me.

The biggest "ah-ha" moment for me came from viewing pic #2 on post 28 of this thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-scales-3.html

You can really see the crosshatching on the end of the brush pictured there.