Acquisitions for August 2012

[JoeH]

Get the ball rolling here. Just got a nice 40s style Rocket. Love the English TTO razors. They're built solid.

[Mark1966]

These pics are from the seller. It arrived to day and I've given a quick clean but no more pics yet.

Enjoy one of the most beautiful razors Gillette ever made in my view. It is a NEW Improved DeLuxe according to this catalogue advertisement for it.

Hmmm, using CPI indexation $US75 in 1930 = $US1,031.25 now. Even considering I only got the razor it was a good deal :)

BTW - I have the BEST wife in the world. After we were talking about this one I confessed the price of the bottom dial I recently purchased. While shocked she did understand that it was a good deal when I showed her the one that sold for $1125 recently.

[Griffo]

Muhle R41
ToBS Avocado
RazoRock XXX
10 Astra SP and 5 Gillette 7 SP (all free with the above purchases)

[Luc]

These pics are from the seller. It arrived to day and I've given a quick clean but no more pics yet.

Enjoy one of the most beautiful razors Gillette ever made in my view. It is a NEW Aristocrat DeLuxe according to this advertisement for it.

Hmmm, using CPI indexation $US75 in 1930 = $US1,031.25 now. Even considering I only got the razor it was a good deal :)

BTW - I have the BEST wife in the world. After we were talking about this one I confessed the price of the bottom dial I recently purchased. While shocked she did understand that it was a good deal when I showed her the one that sold for $1125 recently.

Question is, how much did you pay if you want to say ?

[Condorito]

I'm on a lime kick lately after i tried QCS Key Lime

[Tall_Paul]

A Rotbart traveller set and a backup (ahem) Rocket\Aristocrat #58.


The brush is a bit knackered. I think that's going to be the first reknot I do.

[bennyJ82]

Received a bottle of DR Harris Therapeutic Shampoo today

[Domminigan]

Picked this up from the post orifice this afternoon.


Got it from Ebay for $99 shipped. Sure it's got a nice box, but I'd never have bid as much as I did ($255) if this wasn't on my list of must haves...
Why was it?

This:


1910, the year my house was built.

I've only got a few left on my list now!

Edit:
I also picked this up, paid a bit too much for it, but only because I discovered that I had a 1907 Single ring that was homeless. Case leather is in better condition than I thought it was, but it will require some repairs.

[RailroadMan]

Ordered a bunch of stuff last week. Out of town this week, so it qualifies as August:
had great-grandfather's Senator replated

Ikon H2O
Birth quarter SS
Old Spice vintage lighthouse decanter
Eternity AS
b-exquisite AS
Tabac AS
Tabac cream

Being that Monday is my birthday, it was nice to have some stuff to open, even if I did buy it.

[mblakele]

Pre-cleaning picture... the red tip is a C-1, and shows some brassing and paint loss. The brush appears to be a Kent badger ca. 1954-1968, if my research is correct. It will be interesting to see if the hair can be reconditioned, or if it will be a reknot.



Edit: After two hour-long conditioner soaks for the Kent, the hairs stopped breaking off. For the red-tip, dishsoap soak and then a shot of scrubbing bubbles did a nice job. The yellow cast to the handle turned out to be some shellac-like gunk, not brassing. There is still plenty of brassing under the head, though, and I see a few fleabites on the handle.

[NexlevMM]

So this Brush on the 'bay went unpayed for, and I got a second chance offer from the seller (which I haggled way way way down). After a little clean up, this is what it looks like. It reads "10 Best Badger Simpson" on the front and "....allfield &company - The store for men" in back.

[RailroadMan]

Just ordered my Weber DLC. My list is nearing completion.

[Sir_Eider]

Here you are my last acquisitions, gentlemen!






- a Crowe balm (a LEA clone really, is made by Lascaray as well and costs even cheaper in local supermarkets: only 1,99 euros!)
- a bakelite slant from a friend's gift! He bought one of the lasts two-packs (one boxed) and consequently he gave me the unboxed one, hehe. No problem, as I'm planning to use it like my next travel razor!


Cheers!

[Ollie4ISU]

First: A nice English aluminum handle tech. The cap is not in the best of shape, I couldn't get the picture to upload.



Second: A nearly perfect B2 Red Tip. That isn't brassing on the door, it is a reflection off the cork I propped it on. There is a tiny spot on the door and in the blade tray. The red paint however is flawless.





There is one more that will be in my next post

[Ollie4ISU]

What is in the box....







Look at that. A 1937 Sheraton. My father's birth year. Color me happy!!




The silo doors are completely brassed, but it operates perfectly and all the teeth are straight. I can't wait to try it out.

[John_Roger]

What is in the box....







Look at that. A 1937 Sheraton. My father's birth year. Color me happy!!




The silo doors are completely brassed, but it operates perfectly and all the teeth are straight. I can't wait to try it out.

I absolutely love mine, I know you will enjoy it! Nice grab.

[OkieStubble]

Purchased my first Semogue. 1305
Picked up three Mike's Natural shaving soap samples,
Lime, Orange Cedarwood & Black Pepper, Pine & Cedarwood.
Did a blade swap with Member finotti and he gracious & generously
added several cream samples to the package. New Proraso Red & Green,
Arko Max Comfort & TOBS Jermyn St.

[fuximori]

These are my last shopping, gentlemen

Best regards
Miguel

[ayodh]

Nice stuff! Where did u get aal the Floris stuff?

[fuximori]

On his website: https://www.florislondon.com/eur/