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Here's some shots to show the translucence. I suppose it could be horn. I've certainly never had a scale like this.

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Thanks Bob! Now you've got me researched pick bone... :)

I knew the scales weren't bakelite and was wondering if they were a later add, but based on that they could very well be original.

I picked up a quarter hollow B.J. Eyre "Challenge" razor off the Bay. Assuming it's not a reproduction, it would date prior to 1880. I paid more for it than I do a usual E-bay find, but was quite...