I'd like to get a razor for my mother. She will be 80 years old in October of next year. Despite her age, she still shaves her legs and under her arms.
Something British, of course! My Mum is British, as was her mother. So, what might her mother have used back in October, 1930 on the eve of my own mother's birth?
Barring that, what might a then young, British woman have used for a razor in a faraway African colony back in the Fifties? What might my mother have used for a shaving soap/cream? Something by Yardley? By my Mum's own account, it wasn't a canned goo. I have a hunch that the razor and soap was whatever the "Old Man" used.
I suppose the options of razor and shaving soap/cream combination would apply to any British colonial woman that lived anywhere in a hot climate from Lagos to Singapore to Hong Kong back in the Fifties.
Considering this forum, the above questions intrigue me from a historical perspective, if nothing else.
I really would like to get her something nice and special by this time next year. What should I look for?
You know, after all these years (51) I still love to listen to the way my Mother speaks. I just can't get enough of her English accent!
I know that I had better enjoy it while she is still around.
Anyway, I am looking for something special.
Any suggestions?
Warmest Regards,
David
Something British, of course! My Mum is British, as was her mother. So, what might her mother have used back in October, 1930 on the eve of my own mother's birth?
Barring that, what might a then young, British woman have used for a razor in a faraway African colony back in the Fifties? What might my mother have used for a shaving soap/cream? Something by Yardley? By my Mum's own account, it wasn't a canned goo. I have a hunch that the razor and soap was whatever the "Old Man" used.
I suppose the options of razor and shaving soap/cream combination would apply to any British colonial woman that lived anywhere in a hot climate from Lagos to Singapore to Hong Kong back in the Fifties.
Considering this forum, the above questions intrigue me from a historical perspective, if nothing else.
I really would like to get her something nice and special by this time next year. What should I look for?
You know, after all these years (51) I still love to listen to the way my Mother speaks. I just can't get enough of her English accent!
I know that I had better enjoy it while she is still around.
Anyway, I am looking for something special.
Any suggestions?
Warmest Regards,
David
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