Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Lather: Dalane d’men Energenic
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 30th October
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Monthly Archives: October 2020
Tatara Giveaway
Tatara Razors are doing a 2020 Halloween Giveaway – and since I’m happy with my Masamune, I’m happy to tell you all about it!
Shave of the day 28th October
Razor: Yaqi Mini, red & black
Blade: Lord Super Stainless
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel
Lather: BEA Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Additional Care: Alum Travel Stick
A 1940 Gem Clog-Pruf advertisement
From Los Angeles Times May 29, 1940, I bring you a nice advertisement for the then new Glog-Pruf. Designed, they claim, for use with brushless cream – although in my experience it works with lather applied by brush too – and with the face-fitting bevel that prevents the dreaded five o’clock shadow.
It is amusing/amazing, in hindsight, to see how low they put the value of the razor, blades and cream. A dollar in 1940 adjusted for inflation equals less than a twenty today.
Shave of the day 26th October
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Lather: Cold River Soap Works’ Barbere Sapone
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 23rd October
Razor: Asylum Shave Works Evolution
Blade: Personna Super
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: Pereira Sample
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Dave Shaves on the old European Vending Machine Razor
A couple of years ago, I wrote up a short piece on a vintage European Vending Machine Razor. As a quick recap, it is a razor with stamped sheet metal head and a handle that some shavers like a lot. It was verifiable sold in Germany, and perhaps elsewhere.
Shave of the day 21st October
Razor: Asylum Shave Works Evolution
Blade: Personna Super
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: Pereira Sample
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Gillette’s Army-Navy “E” Award
History time!
During the Second World War, aka “The War” for us Norwegian, the US Army and US Navy created the E-award. E stands for – according to my sources – Excellence in Production of war equipment. In other words, a company had to not only produce for the war effort, but do so while: Overcoming obstacles, maintaining quality and quantity, avoiding stoppages, training additional laborers without lowering labor standards. On top of that they had to demonstrate good record keeping on the subject of health and safety. About one in twenty companies – government and private – which delivered war materials got the E-award.
And yes… Gillette got one of the E-awards, in 1943.
The high accomplishment of you men and women of the Gillette Safety Razor Company is inspiring. Your record will be difficult to surpass, yet the Army and Navy have every confidence that it was made only to be broken.
From the official citation
Shave of the day 19th October
Razor: Asylum Shave Works Evolution
Blade: Personna Super
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha Lather: Pereira Samle
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block