Christy blade comparison – aka “where can I get a Christy blade today?”

I little while ago I bought a Christy razor. It’s a fun and interesting razor, fairly unique compared to modern razor. And, as I mentioned, you can’t get blades any more, as the Christy blade (which existed in a couple … Continue reading

The other new arrival: a Christy razor

We know how it goes. Peacefully puttering around on the internet, and boom: You accidentally bought two vintage razors. Earlier this week we looked at one of them, and today we’ll have a peek at the other. The other being … Continue reading

Christy’s new wrinkle free razor

I’ve mentioned the Christy razor in the past, as well as other razors that built on the same idea or used Christy blades. As mentioned, the blades at least were for sale until the early thirties. What I found today … Continue reading

Year in review – looking back, looking forward

Another year has rolled by, almost before I noticed. Fifty two weeks and two days… one hundred and fifty eight new posts on my blog. The world at large is still, like last year, in a downward spiral. But all … Continue reading

Shaving with the Valet Autostrop VC2

A little while ago I bought a Valet Autostrop, almost by accident. Unlike some vintage razors, you can still get blades for the Valet. And since I consider myself a shaver and not a collector, I got some blades and … Continue reading

Special sale – in 1906

Back in late January of 1906, in the Pendleton Oregon East Oregonian Newspaper, an ad appeared for a special sale. A special sale of the Christy Hoe Razor.

John H Woods’ “barbermaskine”

A little bit back we discussed an easy clamp safety razor. In that post I mentioned that the inventor had at least one other safety razor patent in his name. And funnily enough that other razor was also patented in … Continue reading

Easy clamp safety razor

One benefit of a safety razor is that you can more or less easily change the blade. John H Woods patented a safety razor in 1910 that aimed at making this even easier than most by using a clamp operated … Continue reading