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This razor handle was handcrafted by Robert Quinn from Oregon Myrtle wood, which grows in Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern California.  The Myrtle tree grows very slowly, putting on only 1-12″ of growth during each of its first few years. They may take 80-120 years to reach full size.  Oregon Myrtle wood possesses a wide variety of beautiful colors and grain patterns and is noted by many as being one of the world’s most beautiful woods.  In the Bible, the Myrtle tree is of special religious significance, representing fertility and life.  In 1869 the golden spike was driven into the myrtle wood tie marking the completion of the transcontinental railroad.  The value of myrtle wood reached monetary proportions during the depression years when the city of North Bend, Oregon, issued myrtle wood script after the only bank in town failed. The coins ranged from $0.50 to $10. For years, the Chase Manhattan Bank of New York displayed a complete set of these wooden coins.

This razor handle is 3.25 inches long and weighs 1.4 ounces.