A travel razor usually either have a very tiny handle – like my, admittedly tiny all over, Laurel Ladies Boudoir Razor – or a handle in two parts – like my Merkur 985CL. But James Alex Denby Watt had a different idea. He patented a collapsible, hexagonal razor handle in 1930 – and it worked well enough to be part of a production razor.
Continue readingAnother week, another vintage razor. What is not to like?
Friday, already?
Courtesy of Razor Emporium.
Come to think of it… does anyone have a user grade Type C they want to sell me?
Another fine midweek shave.
“The best shave you ever had seems poor beside a Schick shave…”
Big words, but now that I own one, I can testify that the Schick Type B – as is shown in this 1929 advertisement, makes for a damn good shave.
And while I can get two weeks worth of shaves with a modern blade, Schick didn’t go overboard and overpromise on the 1929 blades – instead promising a mere four to ten shaves per blade. But with 20 blades in each clip, that was still a lot of shaves for just 75 cents.
New week, new shave, and an experiment of sorts. I’ve done things like that before, but…
Razor: Gillette “Big Fellow”
Blade: Treet Platinum
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Dr Bronner’s 18-in-1 Pure Castile Soap (Tea Tree)
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care:
Alum Block
And the key take-away? Well… don’t get rid of your shaving soaps yet. Better than plain water, less good than olive oil.
Another fine Friday shave. The “Airline” Tech is a very smooth shaver, perhaps a little on the light side but that is part of its charm.
A nice shave on a day off.
Razor: Gillette Airline Tech
Blade: Treet Platinum
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care:
Alum Block
A late shave after spending a couple of hours snowblowing…
