Acquisitions - May 2024

[pjgh]

interesting, thanks so much. from quick googles I had found this thread that said the razor was a standard service set but that the case could be from this french service set:

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I've seen a few on eBay that look like this with the same handle and the case is more blue than green so that could just be lighting here.

also this thread that looked like it was as it came, not mix and match but then that was a long slot head. and this. etc.

I guess there are no standards but it's possible that one of these razors did originally come in the tin.

I actually have that little tech handle from the 40s set too. it came to me with no head or box so I put a new made in china super blue head on it and use it as my travel razor and really like it.

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Ah! Good spot. Actually, the thread you posted looks far more blue to my eyes, so yes ... very likely the light.

Mr Razor also shows this alternative Service Set which sports the handles that your have:

 

[NotTheStig]

A bottle of Brut Oceans.
I love ocean/aquatic fragrances and hadn't recalled smelling this one before, yet the smell was very familiar but not recently. Perhaps soemone I used to know wore it.
Very nice scent in my opinion.

 

[pjgh]

A bottle of Brut Oceans.
I love ocean/aquatic fragrances and hadn't recalled smelling this one before, yet the smell was very familiar but not recently.perhaos soemone I used to know wore it.
Very nice scent in my opinion.

... and without that sweaty undertone that comes with, say, Davidoff Cool Water.

 

[NotTheStig]

... and without that sweaty undertone that comes with, say, Davidoff Cool Water.

Everything smells sweaty when a sweaty barsteward like me wears it!

 

[isaiah53]

 

[pjgh]

Box-fresh C&E West Indian Limes shaving bowl ... the Broad Oak formulation, just prior to it going sour for C&E.

 

[ekeko]

Just received, looked around for a long time trying to get hold of one and it was certainly worth the wait! Many thanks @Mike Smart

 

[Sabre]

The latest acquisitions are 40 NOS twin blade Profile carts and a Gillette Labs razor...

 

[pjgh]

Another vintage Floris Elite ...

It's the immediate post-tallow and stearate-first formulation of which I already have the 89 scented and think it's a fantastic formulation! I have Elite already in a later guise and love the scent - to me, it's Puig Quorum which pleases me greatly.

Oh, and Australia to UK in 7 days!

 

[jphelan81]

Semogue Brush From Yourshaving

 

[semi]

Ah! Good spot. Actually, the thread you posted looks far more blue to my eyes, so yes ... very likely the light.

Mr Razor also shows this alternative Service Set which sports the handles that your have:

these arrived today and I'm chuffed. not sure why but I didn't expect the case to be so small. it's blue on the outside and greenish on the inside. really nice considering how old it must be.

gave the razors a clean with some dish soap and a soft toothbrush and the one that was tarnished cleaned right up. the brighter one has a slightly champagne colour to the handle. really nice. the plating seems in great condition and still mirror shiny on the cap. I'll leave them soaking in soapy water overnight and give them another soft toothbrush scrub and maybe some boiling water? not sure they need anything else really.

I'll have a few shaves with both but think I'm going to sell on the cased one that's in better condition. beautiful but I only need the one to shave with and I'm no collector.

 

[TomG]

Shulton Old Spice in an interesting bottle.

 

[NotTheStig]

Martin de Candre Original.
I have had a large sample of this for some years and thought it was about time I bought the full thing.

The soap is filled right to the brim and is so smooth I thought it was a piece of protective cardboard at first.

 

[ekeko]

Gillette Goodwill, got it from the USA as not seen any here for sale in UK. It was not expensive, given its coating loss, but no crack in the handle though which is a plus. After a good clean it now looks fine well to me anyway. These are available in better condition, often boxed but then around the $100 + mark

 

[semi]

another lovely classic Gillette from eBay. no date code but I've read these were made between 1939 and 1942. I've also seen mentioned the fat handled techs are some of the best shaving. maybe the flat-bottomed plate, fat handle is even better but this seems pretty great. nice weight to it and the handle is comfortable. plating is almost perfect. really looking forward to giving this a try tomorrow.

it came in a bakelite box that could be original since it seems to fit almost perfectly but theres others a similar size anyway and there's some tiny chunks taken out of the bottom of the case so maybe it's just slightly too big. maybe it has worn the bakelite or someone has modified it to make it fit.

 

[donnie_arko]

I've also seen mentioned the fat handled techs are some of the best shaving. maybe the flat-bottomed plate, fat handle is even better but this seems pretty great. nice weight to it and the handle is comfortable. plating is almost perfect. really looking forward to giving this a try tomorrow.

I'm not so sure about this, I use both these Techs a lot (with a UK Ball End probably my holy trinity of Techs). The Flat Bottom Tech is a touch milder, than your one and works with really sharp blades, but your one above is probably the razor I own that seems to work with the largest selection of blades.

IMO the made in England diamond baseplate Fat Handle Tech is one of the best shaving vintage Gillettes I have used (of about 20-30 different ones).

Enjoy your new razor!