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.

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Shave 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

SOTD 2023 03 29

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;

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Shave 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

SOTD 2023 03 27

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.

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.

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Shave 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

SOTD 2023 03 23

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.

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