Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Pereira Shavery Baron’s Choice
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the night 15th July 2022
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Category Archives: Wetshaving
Brushless shaving cream spreader cap for collapsible tubes
A little while ago1 I mentioned Nicholas Testi’s dispensing tube patent. Turns out he wasn’t the first to patent a shaving cream spreader cap. Charles W Brynan beat Testi to the punch, and with a simpler idea too. No roller or other moving parts. Just a simple shaving cream spreader cap to put on your tube of shaving cream.
Continue readingAnother shocking shave
Shaving. A relaxing daily ritual involving water, soap, sharp blades, and – if Sampson W Moon had gotten his way – a risk of a shocking shave. Hot towels, scented lather, and then a casual electrocution. Sounds wonderful.
We’ve looked at a few electric razors before, both battery powered and ones you would plug into the grid. And one that could double as a wood planer… quite terrific stuff. At least Sampson’s invention is not the most scary of the bunch.
Continue readingShave of the night 11th July 2022
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave at work 8th July 2022
Razor: TGR Flying Tiger Copenhagen
Blade: Treet Platinum
Brush: Body Shop Synthetic
Lather: Derby shave stick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Prototype Menthol
Eugene G Mergenthaler and his band razors
Eugene G Mergenthaler was the son of an inventor,1 and it was perhaps naturally that he tried his hand on inventing himself. While Eugene died young,2 he never the less had three patents to his name. One patented in 1910, when he was just 25 years old, and two more in patented in 1919.
Common to all three patents is the fact that they are band razors. This is a kind of razor that was dreamt up early and then refused to die. Well, at least until cartridges made their debut. The last band razors I’m aware of were the Schick Auto-Band Razor and the Gillette TechMatic.4
Continue readingShave of the day 6th 2022
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap
Aftershave: Myrsol Formula K
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 4th July 2022
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Pereira Sample – mint/menthol
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Reminder: the countdown sale of both my books are ongoing – still sitting at 0.99$ each!
Book sale has started!
The count down sale of my kindle books have started – the sooner you purchase, the more you save!
Starting as this post goes live, the sale will run until Sunday the 10th. Prices start at just 0.99 US dollars, and bumps up a dollar every 37th hour until the book is back it it’s normal price. So if you’ve been curious about my books, or just like old patents in general, now is the time to pick them up for cheap.
Click here for my first book and here for my second book!
Shaving oddities and razor patents updated
I just finished updating the link page on shaving oddities and patents. I cannot guarantee that I gotten all the posts I’ve made about razor patents, shaving accoutrements patents, and shaving oddities listed. Currently there is two hundred and seventy four (274) links to blog posts about weird and wonderful shaving stuff.
If you like this kind of thing, I also have published a pair of books published. They are available both digitally, in paperback, and in hardcover. You can find both the first and second one on Amazon. And in just a few days there will be a countdown sale on both of my books!
So why not grab yourself a cup of coffee or drink of your choice and spend some time reading?