- Joined
- Tuesday October 26, 2010
- Location
- Taured
Yes I had to order it in from Spain. Took quite a few weeks to arrive.
Not as easy to find as I would like.
Shaving Acquisitions March
- Thread starter Tony'schin
- Start Date
Not as easy to find as I would like.
- Joined
- Tuesday January 28, 2020
- Location
- Edinburgh Scotland
Think i need a trip to Barcelona sooon
- Joined
- Monday May 1, 2017
- Location
- London
- Joined
- Friday February 17, 2023
Had run out of pre shave oil and I saw another poster on another thread or possibly this one waxing lyrical about Clubman products, so thought I'd give them a go.
Dave in KY
Monkeying Around
- Joined
- Saturday September 4, 2021
From a Trade that went 3 directions to complete. So a couple Brush Handles came in on trade and thankfully the one that needs a knot can be filled with a Badger or Boar that I already have laying around (Leaning towards the Badger) So my buying restraint is still intact. @freddiep318ti helped me get the Knothead Brushworks resealed and shiny again and also traded the Koch brush (Always wanted one of these with the string held knot but this will do) for a razor I had. Knothead handle came from @MaineYooper and I can't remember what I traded for it actually. I rmember watchng this languish in Tim's Etsy store and by the time I was ready to pull the trigger it was gone. All came full circle. Thanks everyone involved ! Onto the Pics....
- Joined
- Monday May 1, 2017
- Location
- London
A few razors from the bay.
Here is what they looked like in their listing...
Here is how they looked when I opened the box.
Pretty filthy!
There was a Thin Handle Tech.
What seems to be an Aluminium Ball End Tech (brass top cap, aluminium base plate and handle)
And what I presume is a Frankentech. Sportsman handle, but the head is all brass. Which is fine with me!
I will clean them up and most pictures of them later on.
Here is what they looked like in their listing...
Here is how they looked when I opened the box.
Pretty filthy!
There was a Thin Handle Tech.
What seems to be an Aluminium Ball End Tech (brass top cap, aluminium base plate and handle)
And what I presume is a Frankentech. Sportsman handle, but the head is all brass. Which is fine with me!
I will clean them up and most pictures of them later on.
- Joined
- Wednesday July 20, 2016
- Location
- Sunny Cornwall
- Joined
- Monday May 1, 2017
- Location
- London
I'm very pleased with the haul of 4 razors I received!
The flat bottom Thin Handle Tech in particular, which I presume was made during WW2 or so. A minor remnants of a bygone era, with a bit TLC it will be working as it once did. Some of the chrome plating is long gone with the brass underneath coming through. I quite like this aesthetic, it had a hard life and was used intently for many years.
Once most of the grime is off, I will do the very same and put the razor to use.
I like these old razors for sure.
Edit, the razors cleaned up very nicely.
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- Joined
- Sunday May 22, 2022
- Location
- West Sussex
Just arrived today super quick from USA, my long searched for grail Schick Type F (unfortunately no box, nice to have but you don’t shave with the box) and an impulse buy Schick Type H which will make a great travel razor.
- Joined
- Wednesday July 20, 2016
- Location
- Sunny Cornwall
- Joined
- Sunday May 22, 2022
- Location
- West Sussex
Thanks Paul, holding the Type F in the hand as against looking at fotos I can really appreciate it as an amazing piece of art deco sculpture. This one has been used but well looked after. The original gold coating has been worn or more likely polished away to reveal the copper plate which I actually quite like the look of. I’m looking forward to using it tomorrow.
Alan
- Joined
- Tuesday January 28, 2020
- Location
- Edinburgh Scotland
C&H V18 Le’Mans Gulf
With a name like War, Plague, Famine & Death,
Just all sounds like the modern world at the moment.
With a name like War, Plague, Famine & Death,
Just all sounds like the modern world at the moment.
Hi Alan,
Very nice acquisition and one you won't regret I believe. So easy to it move along if ever needed to or if the razor just doesn't call to you during the shave. It's my go to SE kinda thing with that stiff sharp blade. Yeah, injector blades can run the performance gamut. I'll be curious how things work out after any adjustments to the shaves are made.
I think that copper piece on yours was originally that color and not coated with anything. Looks to be in great shape. One good all around cleaning/polishing cream like Maas should be ok for all the metals.
Congrats on the excellent addition to the arsenal!
Martin
- Joined
- Sunday May 22, 2022
- Location
- West Sussex
Thanks Martin, hard to believe the F type is now an 80+ year old razor but still looks fabulous. I have a couple of repeaters and other early Schicks. The colonel was a man of vision and belief in his SE designs at a time when King Gillette was on the rise with his really successful DE examples. We can all now enjoy these as we wish in a world of seemingly unlimited choice. Alan