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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 123821, member: 360"]The reason I say that these (and those in the links from Susan, which I've looked at) are celluloid and not ivory, is because...quite frankly...</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks too bloody perfect. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ivory is famous for its smooth, flawless finish - but it's not THAT perfect. It's still going to have striations, lines, variations in colouration, a grain to it that you can SEE WITH YOUR EYES. </p><p><br /></p><p>Do you see ANY of that in those handles? I don't. It's PERFECT. And only celluloid is perfect because it's a plastic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 123821, member: 360"]The reason I say that these (and those in the links from Susan, which I've looked at) are celluloid and not ivory, is because...quite frankly... It looks too bloody perfect. Ivory is famous for its smooth, flawless finish - but it's not THAT perfect. It's still going to have striations, lines, variations in colouration, a grain to it that you can SEE WITH YOUR EYES. Do you see ANY of that in those handles? I don't. It's PERFECT. And only celluloid is perfect because it's a plastic.[/QUOTE]
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