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Also note how the layers are built up in real tortoise products, meaning that the spots would NOT go all the way through the thickness of the scale. I believe the notes about what to look for in the...

I still say they are not real tortoise. If you've had them professionally checked out by a trusted antiques dealer, then congratulations.

FWIW the guide books on razors and shaving memorabilia...

"Sharp, irregular edges to the spots, like splattered ink rather than stripes or round blobs"

That also seems way off to me. Check out all this tortoise shell:

Tortoiseshell

There isn't one...

Sorry, but that doesn't look like any real tortoise shell I've seen. In fact it looks like most of the fake stuff though.

This is real tortoise shell:...