Acquisitions - December 2022

[DRJC]

Cleaned up my latest flat bottom tech, came up quite well, plenty of patina but a run through the ultrasonic cleaner and a gentle clean up with a fine stone and shaved very well with a GSB, milder than other techs I have but in rotation with them. May well start having look for another version to add

 

[exists]

(aftershave lotion)
The scent reminds me somewhat of Tabac...

 

[gthe]

A very active month for shaving acquisitions.

First it was some travel tubs from Signature soaps.
Then I ordered these 2 boar brushes from connaughtshaving
Now a package arrived for my wife from agentshave (wow yes, I wrote a letter to Santa ... )

 

[gacelito]

 

[Crossan]

Colour me shocked, 2nd class delivery made it here in a couple of days, can't wait to give this a try!

 

[Dave in KY]

Colour me shocked, 2nd class delivery made it here in a couple of days, can't wait to give this a try!
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Awesome acquisition

 

[Bogeyman]

Awesome acquisition

I'll say!! NIB (new in the box)!!!

 

[pjgh]

Cheap to run, too ... being cardboard blades. You can cut your own from used cereal boxes. Neat!

 

[pjgh]

I have a confirmed pre-1908 single ring. It's silver plated. I react to silver plate. I've agonised about getting it replated ("Lipstick on the Mona Lisa" @TobyC) as I really want to use it. So, I've been on the hunt for an early user-grade Gillette Old Type that I could get re-plated (as I also have a tatty #88 New Type for plating) and managed to snag this one:

It's a Pat. Nov. 15.04 with a blank baseplate. No code on the chuck. Code on the top of the baseplate is C775206 putting it at 1915.

Side-by-side with my 1906 (right).

I gave it a quick run with Peek

Damn it! It came up so shiny, I now worry I've gone and bagged another ruddy silver one. Never mind! I'm happy about getting this one plated.

 

[NotTheStig]

Colour me shocked, 2nd class delivery made it here in a couple of days, can't wait to give this a try!
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I have a white one that's same model or very similar. Suggest you use modern blades or 1960s Schick Krona blades if you can. Didn't find the PAL ones to be very good, But the razor itself is!

 

[BrianH]

A very active month for shaving acquisitions.

First it was some travel tubs from Signature soaps.
Then I ordered these 2 boar brushes from connaughtshaving
Now a package arrived for my wife from agentshave (wow yes, I wrote a letter to Santa ... )

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Thank you very much. Best wishes, Brian

 

[Crossan]

Aye already loaded with a Proline for tomorrow so fingers crossed it goes well!

 

[ATG]

 

[donnie_arko]

 

[Crossan]

Looks like it was meant to be, just had evri drop this one off

 

[Bogeyman]

Crossan, for a history of Schick in Sweden translate this as it's good info:

Matadorverken – Wikipedia

sv.m.wikipedia.org