I am reassembling the first of a pair of Clark (Exeter Change) razors numbered in silver pinning on ivory scales after fabricating a new scale to replace a cracked one. When I pulled the original wedge out of the storage bag it seemed too bright. I have now got the wedge end pinned, cleaned up and re-polished and the wedge is has a "whiter" shine to it than typical lead.
Did silver get used as a wedge material on higher end razors around 1810-1820? Any simple tests to determine?
I need to know because the number one razor was rescaled, non matching (mid 1800's? by scale shape) in ivory but I want to make a new set of scales in original shape to match the number 2...