Yours must not be the Universal.27/01/21
Vintage Month - Razor #27
Pre: Shower
Brush: Vintage Butterscotch Culmak Plus 1952
Soap: Vintage Cussons 1950's
Razor: Myatt Daymark 1929 Universal (Merkur top cap)
Blade: NOS Permasharp Supreme (2)
Post shave: Cold water Rinse, TC's infused Witch Hazel
Balm: Barts Rosemary and Sandalwood Balm.
Aftershave: Proraso Red
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What a shave!
Great lather from the Vintage cream, i bowl lathered today and face painted the goodness onto the chin.
The razor does not take current blades as the top cap posts are too thick, therefore, i use the cap from a Merkur 23C, just ensure the blade is sitting correctly and off i went. Very Mild and efficient, i can feel the blade doing its stuff, i find this with these Vintage blades but its so smooth.
I completed 3 full passes for a lovely BBS finish.
A nice post shave routine to close off, all very nice.
Stay safe and enjoy your day All.
Mine is the original solid brass Universal version, all correct, as is the Presentation OC.Yours must not be the Universal.
Myatt
This little beauty arrived early this week. The very "Art Deco" styling of it shouts the early 1930's. It has a weird shaped guard, sort of a cage with a guard. I'm not sure what its purpose was but it does look pretty cool. It feels extremely well made, which would be par for the course with...shavinguniverse.com
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Yours must not be the Universal.
Myatt
This little beauty arrived early this week. The very "Art Deco" styling of it shouts the early 1930's. It has a weird shaped guard, sort of a cage with a guard. I'm not sure what its purpose was but it does look pretty cool. It feels extremely well made, which would be par for the course with...shavinguniverse.com
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Update:-
i read his post fully and noticed -
"I did some careful measuring, a bit of lining up and some "deep" engraving of the blade to fit the pins."
With a Durham Duplex handle! Very cool!"It has a weird shaped guard, sort of a cage with a guard ..."
Channels Crocodile Dundee ...
"That's not a cage guard ... THIS is a cage guard!"
@Tony'schinBut that was for this razor which is not a Universal.
Myatt
This little beauty arrived early this week. The very "Art Deco" styling of it shouts the early 1930's. It has a weird shaped guard, sort of a cage with a guard. I'm not sure what its purpose was but it does look pretty cool. It feels extremely well made, which would be par for the course with...shavinguniverse.com
Does yours say "Universal on the baseplate? His brass one does not.
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Oops, with the site being down I'd forgotten about that.
I was right!!!Oops, with the site being down I'd forgotten about that.
I did check and you're right mine does not have Universal on the plate.
It does have the Pat number but don't know anything about that or how to check it.
I just know, if a stick a new cap on it, it takes New blade and gives a wonderful shave.
If I don't, to me, its a piece of scrap metal.
Have you tried a new blade in a "universal" if so did it fit?I was right!!!If it doesn't say Universal then it's not a Universal and they are the only ones that take regular blades. That was what I was getting at.
Geez!!!
I don't have one, if I find one on this side of the creek I'll let you know. But that is what they claim the Universal was made for.Have you tried a new blade in a "universal" if so did it fit?
Dunno?
I have not.
T
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