I started shaving circa 1967 and my first razors were a Gillette Tech and a Gillette Adjustable TTO, which I no longer have. Somewhere in the mid 1970's I got a Gillette twin track and used that for around 10 years. In the mid 1980's I got a Norelco electric razor and used that for four or five years and then went back to the twin track. At some point I replaced the original twin track with a pivot head twin track and use that up to the present.
A week or so ago I decided to give DE shaving a try again. I still have an unused Colgate mug soap and an unused Surrey Deluxe Natural Boar brush that my sister gave me in the mid 1990's as she was unaware that I no longer used DE razors.
Tonight I received a bakelite handle Gillette Tech made in the late 1940's which I got off of Ebay and which is in great shape. Soon I will get a Schick Korona from the same source, and a couple of more Colgate mug soaps, a Burma Shave mug soap, and a couple of Williams mug soaps. I've also ordered a synthetic bristle brush. I ordered a Dorco Prime Starter Set from the Dorco web site but that didn't work out as I received a bunch of womens multi-blade razors and other womens shaving gear instead. Dorco says I can keep the women's razors and they will re-send the Prime Starter Set.
Once I get the Korona I will clean and sanitize both it and the Tech and then commence DE shaving again. I'm looking forward to it. Next weekend will be my first DE shave in approximately 40 years. I shave every other day and will probably continue using the twin track weekday mornings when I shave as I am pressed for time to get ready to go to work. Or, I may start shaving in the evenings with a DE before I go to bed.
A week or so ago I decided to give DE shaving a try again. I still have an unused Colgate mug soap and an unused Surrey Deluxe Natural Boar brush that my sister gave me in the mid 1990's as she was unaware that I no longer used DE razors.
Tonight I received a bakelite handle Gillette Tech made in the late 1940's which I got off of Ebay and which is in great shape. Soon I will get a Schick Korona from the same source, and a couple of more Colgate mug soaps, a Burma Shave mug soap, and a couple of Williams mug soaps. I've also ordered a synthetic bristle brush. I ordered a Dorco Prime Starter Set from the Dorco web site but that didn't work out as I received a bunch of womens multi-blade razors and other womens shaving gear instead. Dorco says I can keep the women's razors and they will re-send the Prime Starter Set.
Once I get the Korona I will clean and sanitize both it and the Tech and then commence DE shaving again. I'm looking forward to it. Next weekend will be my first DE shave in approximately 40 years. I shave every other day and will probably continue using the twin track weekday mornings when I shave as I am pressed for time to get ready to go to work. Or, I may start shaving in the evenings with a DE before I go to bed.
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