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^^^ Great looking handle on the eShave brush!
^^^ Great looking handle on the eShave brush!
1930 Wilkinson Sword Empire set in...Here it is after 30 mins in the ultrasonic,and the bone dry strop was treated with saddle soap (nice and supple now)...Love this razor!,it is totally 'steampunk' LOL!.
Planning on a strip down,replate,and re-honing the 5 blades...Apparently,it can be done!.And Ill recover the bottom of the box too.May even sand down the box,and stain/varnish it yet.Time will tell.
Isn't the Gillette Techmatic the first cartridge razor? Not cartridge in the same way we think of it today, perhaps
If you can remember that, you weren't there, man!Good question. I honestly don't know but it would surely pre-date both of the as the Techmatic came out in the 60's sometime.
Well the Gillette trench lighter turned up today,that was unexpected!,here's the before's....
And as requested ( @Darkbulb )Here's the after's (along with a few other things I am working on ATM)...
The scratches that are visible in this pic are gone now,and it lights!,I will replace the wick and wadding though,as neither are original,and the wick is made out of nylon...
I will replace the wick with an Imco one,and I will use Zippo wadding...
BTW,the inside case is made out of copper,which also cleaned up a treat!,and I also cleaned out the lower case,but forgot the lid...Ill do that all later!.
Of course!,what colour would you like?,vintage Gillette purple,or vintage Gillette navy blue?,I can do both you know!,I even have a spare basketweave Pocket Edition case,that I can make up a new tin insert for the lighter for,and then reline in velvet, in the above two colour's too if you like...You will need to tell me what you want it all plated in too of course!.....When you send it over can you put a little bow on it as well?
Of course!,what colour would you like?,vintage Gillette purple,or vintage Gillette navy blue?,I can do both you know!,I even have a spare basketweave Pocket Edition case,that I can make up a new tin insert for the lighter for,and then reline in velvet, in the above two colour's too if you like...You need to tell me what you want it all plated in too of course!.....