Thread: Pics of real Ivory handles?

I looked at it a little bit ago with a good magnifier. At the end, where the pin is, the faint lines are not even wtih each other. On the right side they slant to the right and on the left side of the pin they slant to the left. Looks like at one point it would look like the letter "W" for lack of a better description. Also I notice that on plastic handles you can see the surface having kind of a molted look to it, not absolutely flat. These are smooth and flat.
I do have a black light (UV) but I don't know if that would tell me anything. Thin as they are, they are well conctructed plastic or pieces of Ivory.

And.... what about this razor at this link? Is it bone or Ivory you reckon? https://picasaweb.google.com/alanami...49806956700354

Looks like a Gottlieb Hammersfarr ? if I have the spelling right.

Originally Posted by Gibbs

And.... what about this razor at this link?

I am pretty certain those are bone handles. Bone is recognizable on having much coarser grain, and especially at the end of the scales one will see the "pitted" areas (of the larger pores) like in those scales.

After reading many of these posts I went and looked at this razor with a loop. The saw marks were very clear on the portion near the wedge. Also the grain was also obvious. I would think the saw marks are a good indicator. I had no idea these were Ivory until Dylan told me they were.