No, not the razor I mentioned last week. Patented five years after that advertisement, this Seabrook safety razor used blades reminiscent of the Christy razor.
The patent was filed in 1905 by Henry and Percy Seabrook, and published the year after. There is not much claims made in the patent. In fact, the only claim made is how the blade is secured.
Continue readingRazor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Lather: Pereira Shavery Orange Blossom w/ activated charcoal
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Razor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Treet Platinum
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Lather: Prairie creations Walter
Aftershave: Body Shop Macau Root Energetic Face Protection
Additional Care: Alum Block
Before the thin Gillette blade, and the thin-ish GEMs and EverReady blade, there were many attempts to create safety razors. Most used what we today call wedge blades. These were – when you come down to it – short segments of straight razor blade. The Seabrook was one of these razors.
Continue readingRazor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Treet Platinum
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Lather: Palmolive Sensitive w/ aloe vera
Aftershave: Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Additional Care: Alum Block
When you think about the old wedge razors, adjustability is not the first thing you think about. But in 1890 Mr J E Fuller was granted a patent for a adjustable wedge razor. Additionally it had a novel way to hold the blade, one that would make taking the blade out for honing a lot less fiddly than some wedge razors out there.
Continue readingRazor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Treet Platinum
Brush: Omega #10048
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Pine & Cedarwood
Aftershave: Body Shop Macau Root Energetic Face Protection
Additional Care: Alum Block
Razor: GEM 1912
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap
Aftershave: BullDog Sensitive Aftershave Balm
Additional Care: Alum Block
Back in 1965 Mr Bernard S Hansom filed a patent. It was not a unique event, Mr Hansom filed a dozen or so patents in the 60’s. But what caught my eye was the title; Shaving units and dispensers therefor.
And judging by the drawings it is an absolute unit too; broad and thick. But what exactly is a shaving unit, and why would it need dispensers?
Continue readingRazor: GEM 1912
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Lather: Pereira Shavery Orange Blossom w/ activated charcoal
Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua De Limón
Additional Care: Alum Block
