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    I've had this razor for three years or so and would like to get some info on the scales and razor itself. It is a Henry Sears & Sons Warranted Queen razor, it looks like real Tortoise shell handles but I'm not for sure since I've never had a razor like this before. I asked my friend Stingray and he is not sure also, maybe someone here at SRP knows about what type of material these handle are made of. I tried the hot pin test to see if they are plastic but they are natural material, I got the pin red hot and put it on inside of handle and nothing happened. I will put a pic up for better representation and any help would be appreciated: Name:  Henry Sears.jpg
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    Looks like blonde horn to me. Especially if the dark spots are on one side of the scale only. If they run through the scale, it can be turtle.

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    They're up and down and through the scales: Name:  sears 3.jpg
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    Looks like horn stained to look like tortoise shell. The colour is only on the outside, and doesn't run all the way through.

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    This thread by Science Guy will show you how to tell the real Mc'Coy ......... http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...oiseshell.html
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    Don't know any information about it but it sure is a nice looking razor.
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    Looks like stained horn, hot pin test will not tell you the difference between horn and turtle shell unless you have a fairly good sense of smell/memory and have smelled both.
    (if you are not quite picky about the wine you drink or don't hate eating fast food you most likely can't tell by the smell)
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    It's horn. I've seen and worked on plenty of real tortoise shell and that's not it.

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    spotted horn before clean up
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    The dark pattern is like a wood stain type of deal but a lot more toxic when applied from what I found when looking for how to redo it
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