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Thread: Can someone tell me if these scales are REAL Ivory or Faux?

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    I know that if you heat up a needle and try to push it into Ivory it wont go in but celluloid and Bakelite will let the needle in like a hot knife in butter! Please know this is a bad test on these scales as it will either prove that you have more than you bargained for or it will put a hole in an otherwise beautiful blade!

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    Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
    You won't find Ivory with inlays on it. Or at least I have never seen any.

    Well let me restate that cause I have a Dorko with some Mammoth Ivory Scales and the maker inlayed the Dorko Logo into them but that was a custom job and I haven't seen it done with Elephant anyway.
    +1 that and the thickness of the material are always the first clues to real Vintage Ivory Note: I said Vintage

    ps: there are exceptions in almost everything in this sport, so assume we are talking in generalities...

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    Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
    You won't find Ivory with inlays on it. Or at least I have never seen any.

    Well let me restate that cause I have a Dorko with some Mammoth Ivory Scales and the maker inlayed the Dorko Logo into them but that was a custom job and I haven't seen it done with Elephant anyway.
    Would be far easyer to enlay in elephant than mammoth.

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    Its faux bone actually. You can tell the difference because the celluloid bone has lines that are very very uniform. Natural material is easy to spot under a loop if you have one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
    I would bet my bottom dollar those are celluloid. Still a real good deal and a first class razor brand that appears to be in good shape.
    +1 on that. Celluloid or I'll eat my shorts.

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    I'll +1 that +1, looks like celluloid to me as well.

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