I Used a Battery Philips Philishave Years Ago as a back-up to my vintage carbon straights when there was no water about or was in an extreme rush, had it over 30 years then came to use it a few months ago and the motor or contacts had gone, not worth getting it repaired and went back to wet shaving only.
Saw references to this site whilst on blade and kitchen knife forums and am largely moved on because it was pointless, expensive to collect knives and scissors and ran out of space to store them.
I joined this lovely forum in early October and have been well groomed and smelling lovely ever since so big Thanks to all from me and The Dragon.
I still wanted a battery rotary Philips shaver for a dry back-up (in the car for example) but didn't want a fragile modern one with non-removable batteries so got a vintage shaver from 1962 that takes any type of LR6 or AA batteries and even a car battery!
It is heavy and well-built in Holland and gives nearly a BBS shave - better than a DFS but takes longer to get that close than a wet razor jobby,
It comes with a lovely case with built-in mirror and I have New Old Stock spare heads - the amazing thing is it's older than me - from 1962 - They sure don't build them like they used to do - like American cars in the fifties made from decent box steel chassis and 14 gauge steel - now it's 18 gauge and the slightest bump and it's a right off - uneconomic to repair - or insurance premiums go up and people lose their no-claims bonus - what a crying shame !
