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- Perthshire, Scotland
Hello from a Berkshire man living in beautiful (if a little nippy) Perthshire.
I've been a wet shaver for more than 40 years so you can tell that I am by no means your youngest recruit. I have used brush and blade for all of that time with the exception of a short spell during the '70s when I bought myself a trendy Remington. That brief romance came to a painful conclusion when I removed a small but perfect circle from the tip of my tongue (don't ask!). This healed and I returned to sanity.
I suppose wet shaving became a hobby around about 2002 when I started casting about for items of interest to make the daily shave more enjoyable. Unhappily for my bank balance I succeeded and to date I have acquired about 30 razors including:-
Edwin Jagger Chatsworth in chrome
Gillette Aristocrat (English made, rhodium plated)
Ever Ready 1912 and Gem G-bar (single edge)
Gillette Fatboy and Slim Adjustable
Gillette Berkshire set (gold plated, from the 1930s)
Gillette Single Ring (from 1906)
My brush collection is less extensive although I do have a New Forest 2213 Chunky which is a truly fine brush for the money. Other brushes are in my sights even at this very moment and I feel an imminent purchase coming on.
Associated sundries include the usual Trumper, Coates (current) and L'Occitane goodies plus a few EDTs all of which I like to rotate until I get giddy.
So, as you can see, I am as much of a lost soul as the rest of you. I don't think joining this forum will help me to get better so the downward spiral will continue - Thank Goodness!!!
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Philip
I've been a wet shaver for more than 40 years so you can tell that I am by no means your youngest recruit. I have used brush and blade for all of that time with the exception of a short spell during the '70s when I bought myself a trendy Remington. That brief romance came to a painful conclusion when I removed a small but perfect circle from the tip of my tongue (don't ask!). This healed and I returned to sanity.
I suppose wet shaving became a hobby around about 2002 when I started casting about for items of interest to make the daily shave more enjoyable. Unhappily for my bank balance I succeeded and to date I have acquired about 30 razors including:-
Edwin Jagger Chatsworth in chrome
Gillette Aristocrat (English made, rhodium plated)
Ever Ready 1912 and Gem G-bar (single edge)
Gillette Fatboy and Slim Adjustable
Gillette Berkshire set (gold plated, from the 1930s)
Gillette Single Ring (from 1906)
My brush collection is less extensive although I do have a New Forest 2213 Chunky which is a truly fine brush for the money. Other brushes are in my sights even at this very moment and I feel an imminent purchase coming on.
Associated sundries include the usual Trumper, Coates (current) and L'Occitane goodies plus a few EDTs all of which I like to rotate until I get giddy.
So, as you can see, I am as much of a lost soul as the rest of you. I don't think joining this forum will help me to get better so the downward spiral will continue - Thank Goodness!!!
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Philip
