British Made GEM

Hippo · Monday July 28, 2014

pjgh said:
That, or just a neighbour returning your dog's gifts

Is it good, Hippo? Does it shine in all its unicorn tear glory?

It looks pretty good, it's just sitting in a nice hot bath at the moment!

One unicorn tear :icon_biggrin:

Hippo · Monday July 28, 2014

Well just given it a test run......it's well 1912 brilliant! My shaves have been about 5% off of late, took my time with this beauty, lots of alum on fingers and face altering stretching....the result.....shaves back to 100% I love 1912s!!!!!

mr..bean · Wednesday July 30, 2014

Told you, they still are yet to invent a better razor than the 1912.

Hippo · Friday August 1, 2014

I agree Beanie, mine you have you tried a Valet VC1 loaded with a modded GEM yet? Pretty dam good IMHO

pjgh · Friday August 1, 2014

Fit! In a short while, I hope to show you a proverbial hen's molar. If it doesn't pay off, you'll never know ... if it does, you'll go "Whoa!"

mr..bean · Friday August 1, 2014

Nope but I have a VC4 and that is a GREAT shaver with the feather blade. That was a real surprise, I only bought it to look at in my bathroom!

Hippo · Saturday August 2, 2014

Good luck Paul

is it a Valet or a GEM you're chasing?

pjgh · Saturday August 2, 2014

It was a GEM ... but not a razor. I got it!

Look at the back of the box. GEM ... Made in England.

Now, the razor itself is ... I suspect a British Ever Ready with a blank back. I've got a couple of these, but if it turns out to be a GEM with a blank back, I've got another interesting razor. If it turns out to be a British Made GEM with a blank back, I've got something very special.

It was the box I was after to put my GEM razor into.

Pretty neat, eh?

Moral of the story? Always inspect every item closely - it's the detail with these razors which makes the score.

Hippo · Saturday August 2, 2014

Nice find there Sir! Very interesting! How on earth did you spot that? How will you be able to find out if it's a GEM with no name?

I may have just found a "Made in England" GEM bathroom set.....watch this space!

pjgh · Saturday August 2, 2014

Well, when it arrives I'll be able to inspect the razor to my heart's content ... meanwhile, I have a GEM Made in England and now a box.

Spotting is detail. Inspect, inspect, inspect. eBay does close-ups. You have to be VERY interested, which I am

Your Bathroom Set sounds intriguing! What a catch! I must see some pictures ...

This is what is so cool about razor collecting ...

Find something interesting, run with it, get others interested and before you know it you've unearthed a wealth of otherwise unknown artefacts.