Ivory Scale Replacement

[DRazz]

Hey, guess what happens when an ivory scaled W&B meets a tile floor?
Answer: Both a scale and my heart breaks!

Any recommendations on who can replace scale for less than king's ransom?

[izlat]

Robert Williams works ivory scales

I can imagine the pain... Was it one of the vintage thin scales or the "modern" thicker ones?

Good luck
Ivo

[scarface]

I can tell you where NOT to buy Ivory scales!

(...I still can't believe that eBay guy LIED to me!.....I got 'boned'!...)

-whatever

-Lou

[DRazz]

I'm no good with razors and dates. It's a Wade & Butcher, engraved "extra hollow ground". My guess was 80-100 yr old. Scales are thinner than a dime.
Thanks for the Robert lead.
I was thinking about old piano keys as stock.

[Joe Chandler]

My understanding is that the thinner scales are more modern, while the thicker ivory scales are older, as there wasn't such a premium on it, and it was easier to come by.

[custommartini]

Whatever you do, do not buy any ivory from out of country (unless you can get two cites permits) they will be seized...don't ask how I know that

[izlat]

My understanding is that the thinner scales are more modern, while the thicker ivory scales are older, as there wasn't such a premium on it, and it was easier to come by.

Sure.

And I just spoke from my experience - the "modern" Dovo, Maestro, and Robert Williams ivory scales I have seen are thicker than what I have on all my vintages from various brands (Helje, J Rodgers, Smith & Hawksley, etc.)

Cheers
Ivo

[mparker762]

My understanding is that the thinner scales are more modern, while the thicker ivory scales are older, as there wasn't such a premium on it, and it was easier to come by.

Not that I've seen. All my ivory scaled razors have the thin scales, even the old Mappin & Webbs (which were really high-end razors at the time).

I'm also not sure about the ivory premium - yes there was more of it back then, but there was also a lot more demand for it than there is today. And there's a fair amount of mammoth and walrus ivory running around nowadays as well.