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I generally like Swedish razors, though I've never owned a Tornblom. Looks like they were well kept because ivory very commonly has cracks around the pins. Your great-great-grandfather evidently was...

Well, I mean coarse relatively speaking :) Usually ivory has a more defined grain pattern than bone, and ivory is smoother and more glassy, while bone is more porous. Ivory scales tend to be thinner...

They do look like nice finds. The Tornblom looks ivory too. Do the scales have a hard, glassy surface or are they more coarse and porous feeling?