Because bathroom is still under renovation and will be a few more weeks.
No shave of the day 31st March 2023
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Monthly Archives: March 2023
The shavette system of Edward Weck
Between 1908 and 1914, Edward Weck was granted four patents which, when taken together, creates a full on shaving system centred around a shavette – a shavette system if you want. Interestingly enough, this was around the same time as another shaving system was patented. And much like Clark’s system, Weck’s shavette system contained a razor, a blade, and a way to package the blades. Weck also came up with a stiffener, to make the blade stiffer.
Continue readingShave of the day 29th March 2023
Razor: Gillette Old Type “Khaki”
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel
Lather: BEA Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Additional Care: Alum Travel Stick
Another day, another outing for the 105 year old Gillette from my Khaki Kit.
John T East’s shaving mug
Every invention seeks to solve a problem. In the case of John T East’s shaving mug, the problem was that of unsanitary shaving mugs. Or, to use a less technical term, icky soap.
According to John, the soap would fit snuggly in a regular mug, and thus get moist and soft, and, well, icky. Or in the words of the patent;
Continue readingShave of the day 27th March
Razor: Gillette Old Type “Khaki”
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel
Lather: BEA Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Additional Care: Alum Travel Stick
Still shaving from the GoBag at work. The military chin can’t have changed much over the years, because the Gillette Old out of the Khaki Kit still gives a smooth, nice shave.
No shave of the day 24th March 2023
Because, as mentioned, my bathroom is being renovated.
Retractable brush
There has been a great many travel brushes thought up throughout the years. They range from simple ideas like my Omega 50014, via oddities like Michel Charles Blondin’s plurality of flat elements, to neat ideas like Marcus B Berhman’s collapsible lather brush. So Archer G Jones was in good company when he patented a retractable brush suitable for shaving and make-up.
Continue readingShave of the day 22nd March 2023
Razor: Gillette Old Type “Khaki”
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel Brush
Lather: BEA Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
There is something oddly satisfying in breaking out a 105 year old khaki service set – made for a doughboy during the Great War – and have a shave at work.
How to load a Schick Magazine Repeating Razor
As you might have gathered by now, I am the lucky owner of both a Type A and two Type B Schick Magazine Repeating Razors. And given that the Schick Type D was the first Schick that were like today’s injectors, in that it used an external magazine with a key, you might wonder how to load a Type A or a Type B (or even a Type C).
Well, no worries.
Continue readingNo shave of the day 20th March 2023
Because my bathroom is getting renovated, that is why. For the next few weeks, I’ll shave out of the GoBag.
In the mean time, why not check out my long list of posts on shaving patents & oddities?