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.
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Shave of the day 17th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A nice Wednesday shave on a sunny morning.
Shave of the day 15th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Omega #10048
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Prairie creations Walter
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Happy Monday shave!
Prairie Creations was one of the first artisans i bought from, and Walter’s was their take on the classic formula Williams’ soap.
Shave of the day 12th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: B&M Latha Oceana
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A fine and fast Friday shave.
Instantly adjustable…
…in addition to being self-stropping. According to the advertisement, that is. Just how instantly adjustable it truly was is a different matter. I do suspect less so than the copywriter claimed.
Continue readingShave of the day 10th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Asylum Shave Works Frankincense & Myrrh
- Aftershave: Asylum Shave Works Frankincense & Myrrh
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A fine midweek shave.
Accidental razor buys.
I’m sure we all have had the same problem. You poke a bit on the internet, and before you know it you have accidentally bought a couple of razors. Could happen to anyone, really.
Or in my case, one razor and one potential razor – one of the sellers hasn’t gotten back to me yet.
Continue readingShave of the day 8th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Body Shop Maco Root & Aloe
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Another week, another shave – with an 83 year old razor. Who said things don’t last? All you have to do is to take care of them…
Shave of the day 5th April
- Razor: Schick G4
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Body Shop Maco Root & Aloe
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A smooth Friday shave, and next week its a new razor. Isn’t life great?
Combined sales package and razor
Not only did Jacob Schick think up various repeating magazine razors – he also came up with the idea of a combined sales package and razor. Or, put another way, a razor blade dispenser with a built in razor. Or, arguably, a disposable razors that came with a supply of blades.
And the one I’ll discuss today isn’t even his first one… but the improved version.
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