No worries at all! Post your experience and do not be afraid to share any negative shaves - We are all here to help
Hi guys, I hope you don't mind a newbie joining in here
I will participate this week and the weeks I can, though, I think I may do more trolling than posting.
I have two old Gillette's a '65 and '59, my father-in-laws and my Dad's...I usually use the 65, so in order to participate, this week I will clean up the 59 and give it a try. I will post once I do.
Cheers!
Shaved with my birth year (1968) SuperSpeed!
I shaved with my oldest razor - a 1920 Gillette Single Ring. It does have a very slight 3mm hairline crack typical of this razor but the teeth are straight and the silver finish is in great condition. This is my only open comb razor and I don't have very much experience with it...and unfortunately it shows in my shaves.
I did a normal 3-pass shave but I had numerous patches of skin irritation which was fortunately calmed with just cold water and witch hazel. This was the 4th shave of an Astra SP blade which I subsequently banked. I will give my face a rest and shave again Wednesday night with a new blade (most likely a Personna Lab).
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...eme-Week-20-26-Jan-2014?p=5822257#post5822257
Good theme. Gave me a chance to show some attention to this Gillette Bostonian aka New something, circa 1920's. Excellent shaver and complimented by its AOS descendants-through-acquisition.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...eme-Week-20-26-Jan-2014?p=5820108#post5820108
Nope. Found it on the bay for a good price. Got even because of a small crack in the edge and an honest seller. After a bit of work it hones up extremely sharp and shaves really nicely. I have yet to see another Reynolds with the same grindwoah! Beautiful spinal smile on that razor! Do you have a good story behind them?
Wikipedia said:The Inverted Jenny (also known as an Upside Down Jenny or Jenny Invert) is a United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918 in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design appears upside-down; it is probably the most famous error in American philately. Only one pane of 100 of the invert stamps was ever found, making this error one of the most prized in all philately. A center-line block catalogs for $600,000, which is probably low; a single inverted Jenny was sold at a Robert A. Siegel auction in November 2007 for US $977,500.[SUP][1][/SUP] In December 2007 a mint never hinged example was sold for $825,000. The broker of the sale said the buyer was a Wall Street executive who lost the auction the previous month.[SUP][2][/SUP] A block of four inverted Jennys was sold at a Robert A. Siegel auction in October 2005 for US $2.7 million.[SUP][3]
Sarimento! That might be my all-time favorite SOTD! The setup is stunning, the lighting is perfect, and the items just fit together and seem right together!
How much would one of those original stamps be worth today?
how's it shave? What blade did you use?Thanks Jessy; you found the info. I had long coveted this stamp and the re-release gave me a chance to fulfill that wish!
And those shave items just seemed to work together; I had initially thought about the 1805 AS and a restored Everready, but in the end, the BB and Rubberset seemed better matches. The razor is one rarely used...this theme made me bring it out!
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how's it shave? What blade did you use?
Well just for you I'll get out (and maybe even photo) my Star-Kampfe Lather Catcher from the early 1900s....