Thread: I just got a 7 day set... Info please

I bought another seven day set and need some info: > They are: > Harrison Bros. & Howson Co. > Sheffield England (on one side) > > > American Specialty co. > Fifth Avenue Hotel > New York (on the other side)

The scales are Ivory > > The funny thing is they came in a leather pouch that is very old and has the days on the pouch but not on the spines... > They are Identical except for A difference in wear on the edge which is minor.

Question is ...I really don't know much about the manufacture or rarity.
Comments Please. > > Ron

1862 til at least 1919. Pics?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

1862 til at least 1919. Pics?

I will take some now...

Here they are. I haven't touch them yet except for minor cleaning.

I think the scales are too thick to be ivory, they look more like bone or faux ivory - celluloid. The crack in that way is typical of bone. But one can never say... Could you post a detailed pic of the scales?

Originally Posted by Mauri

I think the scales are too thick to be ivory, they look more like bone or faux ivory - celluloid. The crack in that way is typical of bone. But one can never say... Could you post a detailed pic of the scales?

They passed the hot pin test and they aren't porus at all. Bone usually has a porus look doesn.t it.

I agree, they are thick for Ivory. Mauri is correct in that bone can crack up the length, but then, ivory will too. It also looks like there are collars on the pins? That would be indicative of non ivory on most old Sheffields. Not all bone is as porous as other. You never know! A good close up of the end of one might be telling. Clean it up good!

Congrats on a nice score!! It's almost impossible to tell for sure if the scales are ivory or any other material from the pictures, which are fine. I went through the same type of responses to a seven day set of Bokers I scored. My wife emailed Boker USA w/ some pictures of the razors. We received a reply from the retired president of Boker assuring us that they were in fact ivory scales. Now that we have more experience and a lot more razors there is no doubt that they are ivory. Once you hold real ivory in your hands there is no mistaking ivory w/ any other material. Enjoy your great set of razors, get them honed up and put them back into doing what they were made for, shaving. Cheers!

Indeed, I have a friend with a 7 day set of Philadelphia L.Herders and the scales are thick and beveled like that. I am convinced they are Ivory, but a type which is whiter and smoother than most. OR, the finest bone on the planet!

Need better pics,take them at an oblique angle in bright light.