A lazy Friday shave
Just noticed that Solid Shaves has recently posted a video again, after not doing so for a few months. If you have a couple of minutes, it’s worth a peek.
A fun and fast midweek shave.
We all know that the Type A was the first Magazine Repeating Razor. But nothing gets created in a vacuum, and Jacob Schick filed a patent for his first repeating razor as early as 1921. And while it could hold a blade pack in the handle as the later types A through C, the main magazine was in the razor’s head.
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Another fine week, another great shave.
A fast Friday shave before riding the two wheeler to work.
A slightly off topic post, since it has nothing at all to do with shaving. But it has to do with something that makes me happy, just like shaving do.
So… close enough?
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A nice midweek shave in a light brown colour.
…at least if the old ad for the Bessegg blade is to be believed. Speaking as one of the menfolk, I’m inclined to agree.
I’ve talked about Bessegg before – covering both the blades and two ads for their razor. Today we have a blade advertisement, which according to the source is from 1935. The Bessegg factory operated from 1927 until 1961, so bare minimum the advertisement cannot be older or newer than that.
A quick translation;
We menfolk don’t like to buy “cheap”. We want something good – something first class – BESSEGG
BESSEGG BLADE
“The new quality” – 25 øre per blade – Norwegian and good
Cheap, in context, don’t mean inexpensive. It means something cheaply or shoddily made. And as one of the menfolk, I can attest that I don’t want a cheap blade in my razor – but I’m more than happy to buy inexpensive blades if they are good.
For context, 25 øre in 1935 is 16 kroner and 23 øre today – or 1.52 USD / 1.40 EUR / 1.20 GBP.
Per blade.
So not cheap in the more vernacular meaning of the word either.
Starting strong on the new week.