New guy here. Ive been lurking for a grand total of a week. Long story short - I couldnt bear paying €20 for another pack of gillette fusions - and a short internet search led me into this scary world of old school shaving. €15 and 2 days later I got my first starter kit, comprising of a stick of soap, brush, 100 blades and a wobbly looking TTO razor. A couple of days later I got the courage to actually try it on a 4 day beard, the result wasnt amazing (freshly shaved felt like evening stubble), but my face was still where it was supposed to be. More searches and reading later I got some proraso soap and the temptation to get a slim or fatboy became unbearable. My wife said she had her grandfathers old shaving kit, that she rescued during his house clearance after he passed away. For some reason she couldnt let them throw it away. This afternoon she found it in the attic - here is the result.
whats looks to me like a gillette flare tip rocket ii in REALLY good condition - as near to mint as you can get.
what google calls a wehrmacht officers shaving box (no identification on it anywhere)
a kent 19454 (?) badger (?) hair brush in a vulfix case
a wooden handled looks like tiger(!) hair brush which may or may not be coloured like that by rust (investigation pending)
a tube of vinolia shaving cream (still soft)
no idea what year the razor is, it just had the patent, 'made in england' and a 'ii' marking in it. same thing for the brushes, no idea what age they are, but the smaller kent one looks and feels like new. And the history behind the box is anyones guess, age-wise it could be his own box, but we're unsure if he was in the army during that period, and even less sure if he was an officer. its very possible that the box was 'liberated' after the war - resources be scarce etc.
all in all, im very VERY happy. AND ive had an offer accepted on a nice looking fatboy, just need to pick up it.
this is all very addicting. im only 5 days in and ill be €100 lighter by the end of the week.
if anyone can shed any light on this stuff id love to hear it.
whats looks to me like a gillette flare tip rocket ii in REALLY good condition - as near to mint as you can get.
what google calls a wehrmacht officers shaving box (no identification on it anywhere)
a kent 19454 (?) badger (?) hair brush in a vulfix case
a wooden handled looks like tiger(!) hair brush which may or may not be coloured like that by rust (investigation pending)
a tube of vinolia shaving cream (still soft)
no idea what year the razor is, it just had the patent, 'made in england' and a 'ii' marking in it. same thing for the brushes, no idea what age they are, but the smaller kent one looks and feels like new. And the history behind the box is anyones guess, age-wise it could be his own box, but we're unsure if he was in the army during that period, and even less sure if he was an officer. its very possible that the box was 'liberated' after the war - resources be scarce etc.
all in all, im very VERY happy. AND ive had an offer accepted on a nice looking fatboy, just need to pick up it.
this is all very addicting. im only 5 days in and ill be €100 lighter by the end of the week.
if anyone can shed any light on this stuff id love to hear it.
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