Acquisitions - August 2024

CunningMrFox said:
Will you use the new sabre on your next shave mark. Can’t wait for someone to make a comparison with the old sabre.i always wished the previous sabre had a 1.5 plate. So fingers crossed this new one hits that spot - maybe I’ll also buckle and get one if this is the case. J.

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Sadly not mate, I've got one more day on the straights (using the same setup all month) then it's back to a free-for-all. So I'll dive onto it on Sunday and post initial thoughts.

I'll probably jump straight to the Lvl 4 as i tend to swing towards more efficient, but I'll give the lower plates a go straight after the 4.
 
Mike Smart said:
Bit of an ebay find.
If the blades are in good condition it’s worth every penny View attachment 124663View attachment 124662
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I miss the previous British currency system — £sd; it worked for 800 years and I am convinced it made kids better at learning mental arithmetic. Those blades are seriously expensive! as a nipper two bob would buy enough sweets and fags for a week!
 
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Missoni said:
I miss the previous British currency system — £sd; it worked for 800 years and I am convinced it made kids better at learning mental arithmetic. Those blades are seriously expensive! as a nipper two bob would buy enough sweets and fags for a week!
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I have a better grasp than most people of my age (I'm in my forties) with the £ / d (and terms like tanner and old coins like farthings) but I do struggle a bit with some of the arithmetic.
Then I try to work out roughly what the prices would be in 2024 decimal pounds....
 
NotTheStig said:
I have a better grasp than most people of my age (I'm in my forties) with the £ / d (and terms like tanner and old coins like farthings) but I do struggle a bit with some of the arithmetic.
Then I try to work out roughly what the prices would be in 2024 decimal pounds....
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I'm waiting for the 'bring back the shilling' campaign, followed by the bring back the imperial weights and measures campaign. I still keep my old imperial wrenches in anticipation and still think in gallons, miles, yards etc...

What could be more intuitive than the previous currency system :)

1 guinea = 21 shillings
1 sovereign = 20 shillings
I pound = 20 shillings or 240 pennies or 960 farthings
1 shilling = 12 pennies
1 penny = 4 farthings (quarter pennies).
2 farthings = 1 halfpenny
2 halfpence = 1 penny (1d)
3 pence = 1 thruppence (3d)
4 pence = groat
6 pence = 1 sixpence (a 'tanner') (6d)
12 pence = 1 shilling (a bob)
2 shillings = 1 florin ( two bob)
2 shillings and 6 pence = 1 half crown (2s 6d)
5 shillings = 1 crown (a hog)
10 shillings = half a bar
 
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