July 2022 Acquisitions

[pjgh]

Couple of vintage sticks of Cuticura (Mildly Medicated) shaving sticks.

Unbenkown to me at the time of purchase, I found there was a second stick in the box. Bonus!

 

[Mike Smart]

Couple of vintage sticks of Cuticura (Mildly Medicated) shaving sticks.

Unbenkown to me at the time of purchase, I found there was a second stick in the box. Bonus!

Think i seen these or similar on ebay.
Will be interesting what your thoughts are once your had a chance to use it

 

[pjgh]

Think i seen these or similar on ebay.
Will be interesting what your thoughts are once your had a chance to use it

I believe these are from the 1960s and were sold through Boots.

The one in the stick container is dark blue, like Wilkinson Sword shaving stick but darker and perhaps a little more green. The one in the cardboard box was found to be white and so initially I thought it was another stick, but after grating it ... it was also dark blue. Just oxidisation, I guess. Very little scent, just a light ... well, medicated scent. Quick test lather was very positive.

It's on the slate for next week's shaves ...

Which reminds me, I still need to bust out that Boots Regesan stick I bought from @Rohleder

NOS Regesan medicated shaving stick

Vintage NOS Regesan medicated shaving stick. Completely new/unused still in box with leaflet. £15 delivered for this piece of history.

www.theshavingroom.co.uk

 

[Mike Smart]

I believe these are from the 1960s and were sold through Boots.

The one in the stick container is dark blue, like Wilkinson Sword shaving stick but darker and perhaps a little more green. The one in the cardboard box was found to be white and so initially I thought it was another stick, but after grating it ... it was also dark blue. Just oxidisation, I guess. Very little scent, just a light ... well, medicated scent. Quick test lather was very positive.

It's on the slate for next week's shaves ...

Which reminds me, I still need to bust out that Boots Regesan stick I bought from @Rohleder

NOS Regesan medicated shaving stick

Vintage NOS Regesan medicated shaving stick. Completely new/unused still in box with leaflet. £15 delivered for this piece of history.

www.theshavingroom.co.uk

I love these little finds.
I have a Boots Puck which is ok ish.
I have one away & found another.
The residual slickness isn’t the best but i guess that’s what you got back then.
I still enjoy using it although with the boots aftershave & balm

 

[pjgh]

I love these little finds.
I have a Boots Puck which is ok ish.
I have one away & found another.
The residual slickness isn’t the best but i guess that’s what you got back then.
I still enjoy using it although with the boots aftershave & balm

Vintage suits me very well indeed ...

I have a Coty Avocado Shaving Bowl (the formula, which I think was the inspiration for Wickham 1912) possibly from the 1950s and it is the best soap in my collection. Boots Albany Mentholated, again most likely 1950s an absolutely superb soap which has a gentle mentholation like a cool breeze; quite the opposite of today's massively overdone examples. Loads more, but another that stands out is the Rolls Razor Shaving Bowl.

I do have some modern soaps, but they tend to be the classics that happen to still be produced, like MWF, but looking at them, many are discontinued now or are the older formulas: Tabac, Palmolive (Stick) or Wilkinson Sword (Stick) even the very modern EcoWarrior has now been superceded.

Seems my collection has made itself vintage while I've been curating it.

 

[Sicsemty]

Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite Shave Soap Tub - Triple Milled Tallow Shaving Soap Puck

 

[Scorpio93]

First software mail call in a while … Cerberus fougere trifecta (beautiful scent! ) and Chiseled face splashes - cryogen and summer storm! About time I got my hands on them , since nobody in Uk stocks these

 

[hotmetal]

Wow they look cool Si. Where did you get them from then? US import?

 

[Scorpio93]

Wow they look cool Si. Where did you get them from then? US import?

Thanks! They’re great though!

Anticatura - Slovenian wetshaving shop - does ship to UK! The postage isn’t too bad either when grabbing a few bits (I think I paid £10 postage overall and it was here within week and half max )! They seem to have a fair few American wetshaving artisans in their offerings, and prices by comparison seem even slightly cheaper than slickboys from what I remember

 

[Duffers782]

Arrived and cleaned up doesn't look too bad. The top cap was dull old metal, now has a bit of a shine. A peek polish followed by Silvo and cardboard to try and get a bit of shine to it. Not bad for something that's knocking on 80 years old!

The peek did the job on the bakelite handle and plate.

All for less than the price of a fancy pint down the pub!

 

[Crossan]

Description lured me in, not sure off the tub but we'll see in use, and some Frost drops to use when the fancy takes me.

 

[Duffers782]

Description lured me in, not sure off the tub but we'll see in use, and some Frost drops to use when the fancy takes me.
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I quite like the look of the tub!

 

[Sicsemty]

Barrister and Mann - Nordost - Omnibus Base Limited Edition Shaving Soap & Aftershave Splash

 

[Sabre]

Jockey are having a 40% off sale, so grabbed a Cotton Polo neck, two luxury mercerised Cotton tee's and a pair of luxury mercerised Cotton boxers/trunks. All very reasonable.

 

[Mike Smart]

Bit of an ebay find.
I’m unsure if it’s any good or not but certainly looks the part.
Scottish Fine Soaps.
Apparently this one is vintage but unsure how old it is. By the box it states that the company was formed in 1974.
I can’t actually remember the price off hand but i’m sure it was £5 but i need to check.

 

[Mike Smart]

Don’t know why but iv been after one of these potato peelers for a good few months.
Some recommendations were saying not to get one but i was intrigued.
If all else fails the wife can use it for the tatties
a win win