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I looked the term up and still have no idea what fishtail trousers are other than from the pictures that all show people wearing pants that don't fit. What are fishtail trousers and what advantages do they offer?

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Update. About a month or so ago I had another bout of fainting; no warning, just one minute going about living and next flat on ground. Fortunately I was wearing one of my Dick Tracy two way radio watches and so could call 911 from the kitchen floor and get the paramedics in through my garage...

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Remember that boar like badger and horse are all natural products and so there will be variations based on exact breed of the critter, weather conditions (winter hair likely different than summer hair) , how it was treated, the skill of the knot maker and even where the hair came from on the...

Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell.

Some experienced Rooney shaving brushes:

I try not to travel anymore but when I did I used a Rubberset Boar Travel brush that was an aluminum tube open for ventilation and a boar not on a thread to screw on the handle when not in the handle. It's done well for over a half century now.

Idea. Try light hand and basic shave, then apply a good alum rubdown to your face and only then do any touchup. The alum will help you stretch the skin at the points that need touchup.

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That's how I learned to shave over a half century ago. But today it's different strokes for different areas. Use the technique that works best on the parts of the face where it works best.

I prefer the G1 to the Sabre by a long margin and find the initial plate plenty efficient.

EverReady Brushes:

But Avon source material is available. And there were newspaper or magazine advertisements. There are Gillette ads going back over 100 years. Rooney was at the time one of the major English shaving brush brands and certainly sold product internationally, yet they are virtually invisible.

You would think there would be something available though; newspaper ads or brochures or catalogs or order sheets or import/export documents and so far I have not even been able to find any of those.

Thanks for posting that. Even the data on the 1970 Company is strange, or at least seems strange to a non-English english speaking native on this side of the pond. For example having a Company registered on 01 January 1970 with director Mr Patrick John Rooney and Secretary Ms Fenella Rooney...

Kent, Rooney & Simpson Persian Jars

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Horse hair brushes:

Rubberset 440s & 400 style handles: