Freaky wooden man selling razors

AutoStrop seems to have had some odd marketing going on in the early part of the last century, like the animated display we looked at two years ago. But even that is peanuts compared to the freaky wooden doll they advertised that they were using fore advertisements.

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An AutoStrop “post card”

When you say post card, you usually think of something vivid and touristy that you’ll mail of to distant relatives when you’re on vacation. But a post card is – when you come down to it – just a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard that you write upon and send in the mail with no envelope. No one ever said it had to include the words “wish you were here” on the back.

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Shave of the day 30th September 2024

The first day of a new week, and the last day of a month. Fall is definitely upon us, and spooky season is starting.

Still working on the Morning Ghost.

  • Razor: Schick E2
  • Blade: Personna Injector
  • Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: CRSW Glide Morning Ghost
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

Ai meets shaving, part two

A couple of years ago I wrote a little piece about why – when you came right down to it – AI could ruin articles about shaving. Or at least the articles you’ll find in glossy magazines, which – as we all know – are seldom worth reading.

More to todays point, that blogpost included an AI generated drawing of a man shaving.

Today I tried generating a similar image. And the new image is… way much better.

I mean, there are some issues still.

Like.. why is the razor floating in the air?

The “New Process” Gillette blades

The result of over four years of careful study and experimentation. Made after secret formula, and with a superlatively keen edge. So hard it will cut glass. Keener and more durable. And no, I’m not referring to the ad copy of the latest multi-blade plastic horror to be peddled by Gillette. I’m referring to the ad copy from a 1908 advertisement for their “new process” blade.

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