SOTD : Saturday 23th January to Friday 29nd January 2021.

Tony'schin said:
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.
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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...
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TobyC said:
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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Mine is the original solid brass Universal version, all correct, as is the Presentation OC.
Myatt blades will fit a Gillette / new razor, although, i cannot really find a usable blade.
Gillette blades do not fit the original Myatts because of the post shape.
The Ally version is later and was probably tweaked to take Gillette style blades as their ship was sinking against the competition - maybe.
T
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."

I just use a new top cap.
T
 
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"It has a weird shaped guard, sort of a cage with a guard ..."

TobyC said:
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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Channels Crocodile Dundee ...

"That's not a cage guard ... THIS is a cage guard!"

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Tony'schin said:
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."
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But 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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TobyC said:
But 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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@Tony'schin

You aren't going to answer are you?

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TobyC said:
@Tony'schin

You aren't going to answer are you?

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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. ;)
 
Tony'schin said:
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. ;)
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I was right!!! (y) 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!!! :rolleyes: :p (y)
 
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