Acquisitions for March 2012

Either the people are too lazy to take pictures or the economy does not go well. A year ago the pages were more than that.

My new travel set!!

DE_Dude said:

My birthday present from the gf came a few days early...it all seems very B&B appropriate!

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I used to LOVE Old Spice Fresh when I had a bottle about 10 years ago (she got the hint after I brought it up a couple of times walking through the aftershave aisle), and I still like it today. And the watch was a total surprise!!! My other watch is all metal, so the rubber G-Shock is a nice change of pace.

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I got these ones, too. I like them both a lot.

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WOW Every Man Jack And Bang OMG Am i Seeing Things


Oh and nice gifts by the way )

My orders from the weekend just showed up. I got a Weber DLC Classic and several things from WCS including a Simpson Colonel X2L. I just used the Simpson to lather up some Mike's and this is an awesome brush.

Just got this in from Sham at Razor and Stone...it's never been used, hasn't even been lapped yet. A yellow/green Escher.
I'm excited to see the edge that this brings.

Nicky66 said:

Very nice! I got one this weekend too, but the top plate is quite pitted. Its interesting that yours has a number running down the interior part of the handle. Mine just has a patent number circling the top of of the same piece.

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i got to see Nicky66's collection today, man...he's got a box of goodies there. Nice pickups and thanks for the soap trade. Nice to meet up with good, local guys interested in DE

My recently acquired Aristocrat from the BST, along with my newly Refinished Rubberset with a 28mm TGN Finest knot.

cwhiteboy said:

my recently acquired aristocrat from the bst, along with my newly refinished rubberset with a 28mm tgn finest knot.

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sweet!

I got this tech over the week, and the Roberts Feats of clay scuttle, off the bay. I am having a trouble trying to get exact date on the Tech, I guess its a 40's model, since ther is no date code. It was so dirty when I got it I thought it was gold tone, after a few hours in the shell tumbler, it looks great, and shaves great too.

Received this nice Semogue SOC boar bristle brush from Phil of Bullgoose Shaving in today's mail!

I finally managed to get my hands on a vintage simpson its a unused 53 in best badger and also the big fellow pictured with the brush is a new addition...

I picked up a full bottle of an early fifties Old Spice. Still smells great, but the best part was the price, $12.50. I found it at an antique mall in Cincinnati. Pretty much everything else there was over priced.

Alright guys, I just started this month, so this is all my score from this month. Way too much, I know. This is my entire collection and I'm quite proud of it! Let me know if you can think of any additions I should get! Most of this is from B/S/T, with the exception of a kit from SRD (Dovo Special, strop, brush, etc.)

Dovo 6/8 Special, Faux Tortoise -- nice razor, looks great, still not sure if I prefer 6/8 or 5/8
Dovo 5/8 Silver Steel - Very nice, great looking, liking the feel of it
Oscars - 5/8 old razor I just got yesterday and had a first shave with this morning. It will be a nice addition to the collection. Has a lot more personality!
Torrey near full wedge - got this from another B&B member. Shaved really well, think I need to try some more quarter hollows or wedges

Simpson Beaufort B4 Pure Badger Shaving Brush - nice little brush, I've been using it for soaps
Omega Professional 10098 Boar - interested to try out a boar brush and this one sounds like a good one
Vulfix 2234 in Super - got from B/S/T, it's a nice big brush that I've been enjoying
3" Red Latigo Leather - nice big strop, I'm still very amateur at it, but starting to get a feel for it, I think anyway. It's a beauty and is hanging on the wall in our living room, looks like a piece of art

Black Super Shave Mug - from SRD, just a big black mug! what more do you want!
3x Old Spice Mugs - just got these from B/S/T, they are in great shape and look awesome.

Colgate Cup Soap - got this vintage box from a great B/S/T member who just threw it in! Unused, just going to be a showpiece I think

Creams -
CF Lavender - very nice lavender cream. I'm not worthy...
Kiss My Face - haven't tried this yet, picked it up because I saw it..
Derby Lemon Shave Cream - haven't used it yet
C&E sandalwood shave cream in tube - haven't used it yet
Arko citrus shaving cream tube - haven't used it yet
GFT Rose shaving cream - very rose smelling, kind of a strange thing for me, but I enjoyed it
DR Harris Almond shave cream - really liked this one, used it this morning
TOBS Sandalwood shave cream - very nice scent, great lather, really enjoy it
TGQ Creme de Campagne Shaving Cream - I like the smell, need to work on getting good lather from it

Soaps -
MB Dragon Tears soap - really enjoy this, want to try some more MB
Speick Shaving soap milled into anchor glass bowl - really nice soap
SRD Blood Orange - I like this soap, it's very faint though. I kind of want a punch in the face of blood orange

Aftershaves -
Mr. Taylors "A gentlemans aftershave lotion" - wasn't sure if I would like this, but I tried it and it was great!
Proraso liquid after shave cream - haven't used it yet
Pitralon Classic after shave - really like this as well, just used it last night for the first time
AOS after shave balm - tried this out this morning, it was very nice
Burts Bees Aftershave - alright, kind of greasy

And now, the shave porn...

and some more...

and the last photos..

indianajones said:

Just won off E-Bay, A gillette Mug (1930's ??), i hope it survives it's Trip to me...

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Wow! Fantastic score. I've never seen one before and I really, really want one! Congratulations!

whavens said:

Well I got these in the mail yesterday. Somerset era re-branded Simpsons for Geo. F. Trumper. A Chubby 1, 2 and 3 in best. They appear to never have been wet. I am liking them, but not sure if they will get used for a while. Got the three of them for $35.35. I think I did OK.
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Fantastic score! They look unused. I think you put the decimal point in the wrong place, should have been more like $353.5!!!

Manchurian March for me with the arrival of these marvels:

ben74 said:

Manchurian March for me with the arrival of these marvels:

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W-O-W

I think I could fall in love with brushes...

Picked up two 40s style super-speeds, two black handled super-speeds (they have different knurling and one is a birth-year), a cased heavy handled tech, two NEW style open combs, a GEM with a bakelite handle and a Fatboy. Also a Burma shave mug and a cheap VDH badger brush. I paid less than $40 all told.

Gotta love the flea market.