Shaving requires a lot of gear – at least if you want to do it the right way. You will need a brush, a mug, a mirror, and maybe even a styptic pencil. And all that stuff makes a mess on the vanity… unless you got one of the patented all in one shaving mugs invented by Bernard Goodfellow Savage and Albert Cecil Lawless Loughran, that is.
Continue readingA new week means a new razor. The Mergress is a gift from an acquaintance, and it is a pretty good shaver.
A good start on the weekend!
A little while back – because four years is nothing – I wrote a little piece on the Rally dry shaver. And now, while aimlessly poking through online patent texts, I found the patent for it.
Filed in the US and Germany by a Swede, the Rally was, as I mentioned, a lawnmower for your face. A handy way to get rid of that five o’clock shadow. A great gift that would likely be used twice and then put in a drawer.
Continue readingA smooth shave on a sunny Wednesday morning.
A problem challenge with straight razors is that they require skill to keep sharp. A safety razor on the other hand – be it using double edged, single edged, or even wedge blades – requires a lot less skill. So it is perhaps inevitable that someone will come up with a straight that uses replacable blades. Today we often call them shavettes. But when A V Brokhahne and C Langbein patented an early version back in 1887, they choose a more descriptive name: attachable and detachable back for razor-blades.
A late shave after a busy weekend.
A fine Friday shave, although the week isn’t quite done.
Everyone needs a shaving mirror.
Everyone who shaves that is. But even a non-shaver might benefit from a modern mirror with a useful shelf and drawer. And best of all; according to Hobbies Weekly you can make one yourself.
Continue readingA nice midweek shave to wrap up the month.