A fine, fast Friday shave.
Sometimes, selecting just the right Father’s Day gift can be quite a problem.
But fear not, for Gillette has – or rather had, before they turned to the dark side and started offering plastic cartridge razors – a new and unique answer.
A complete compact vacation travel kit, with travel sizes of Gillette good grooming products. Also have space for a toothbrush and toothpaste.
Cheap too. Or at least, the 1955 price appears cheap to us, almost seventy years later.
A nice midweek shave
I don’t shave every day. This is in part a habit from before I started using a proper razor, and in part a nod to the face that my skin – while not as tender as some people – probably couldn’t stand up to a nearly BBS every single day.
Today was not a shave day. T-days never is.
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Another week and another shave. It is such a great way to start a Monday.
Because good reasons.
A couple of days ago I shared a video I found on the restoration of a Simens razor sharpener. And guess what? I’ve now found the patent for it. Filed by Ferdinand Souczeck in 1933, the patent was applied for in – as far as I can tell – Czechoslovakia, Austria, and USA.
I’m not sure if Ferdinand worked for Simens, of if they simply bought the rights of him. What I do know is that Simens must have manufactured the device in several places. The one I own is clearly marked as made in Sweden, while other examples I found online is marked with Austria, Japan, USA, USSR, and elsewhere.
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A nice and woodsy Wednesday shave.
Yes, I know it has been making the rounds, but I did find this video very interesting – in particular because I own one myself, in much better shape (thankfully) than the one this guy started out with.
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A fine shave on a relaxed Monday morning.