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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 4384180, member: 360&quot;]I&#039;ve examined the razors MUCH more closely and I have made my conclusion.</p><p><br /></p><p>One razor is ivory, one is not. </p><p><br /></p><p>On really close inspection, it&#039;s obvious that one razor has had its scales replaced. The wedge at the end is a different colour from the other one. It&#039;s black plastic, whereas the original wedge is metal. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ergo - razor with metal wedge is original (ivory) and the razor with black wedge was broken and had scales replaced with celluloid which was shaped and polished to match the original ivory as closely as possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see here:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]368240[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>When this repair would&#039;ve been done, I dunno, but someone clearly loved the set enough to get it done. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the scales on #2 razor (the bottom one) are thicker than the scales of #1 razor. Ivory scales are always really thin (hey, ivory was expensive!), which points to it being celluloid and the other one ivory. </p><p><br /></p><p>I wish they were a 100% match, but sets like these are so hard to find in good condition that you take what you can get. </p><p><br /></p><p>Shows the importance of close observation! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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