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    Default Did I win the unicorn prize...?

    I posted on another popular site, but no answers there. Googly moogly was no help.

    "JJ Hogan" on tang of display side, full hollow, jimps on bottom of tang, ivory scales.

    Ideas?

    Thanks gang!

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    Nice looking razor. Not familiar with the maker.

    Better pics of scales?
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    Well, they're just kind of creamy looking ivory, as far as I can tell. No distinguishing marks. Kinda rough on the inside. Best I can do now (razor's at home) a bit better look at the stamp.

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    I would say that the scales are bone. The color and the fact they are pinned with collars. As far as the razors maker, so many were stamped with the seller name its hard to say. Does it say germany on the backside of the tang?
    It's just Sharpening, right?
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    Hi Jerry, thanks for responding. I suppose they could be bone; they're just very glossy and have not porosity at all. That, and they were advertised as ivory (by a well-known, west coast Shaver place) but not too expensive, so I'm good with either way. No other markings at all. Came fairly shave-ready, but a couple dozen strokes on my karasu, and yes! Full hollow, nice audio feedback.
    Thanks!

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    I could he wrong here, but if they were sold by a store, and if they were ivory, that would be illeagal for a vender to do. It a good looking razor and shaould shave a treat. I enjoy full hollow blades myself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
    I could he wrong here, but if they were sold by a store, and if they were ivory, that would be illeagal for a vender to do. It a good looking razor and shaould shave a treat. I enjoy full hollow blades myself.
    Not sure I understand Jerry. Why would it be illegal to sell this?
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    Ivory can’t be commercially sold But by individuals. But even then shipping across the state borders is taboo also. Plus those ain’t ivory. Also what’s the unicorn question. It’s a retail store basic Yugo. If if shaves it ll do.
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    Tend to agree, bone, maybe. Ivory, nope. Nice square point utilitarian razor.
    If you got it cheap and it shaves well, winner winner.
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    They use to call celluloid French Ivory.

    I bought a razor once that the women swore was Ivory and I knew it was celluloid. But the price was fine for what it was so I bought it even if she didn't know what she was talking about or lying
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