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Vintage April 2025
- Thread starter Guido75
- Start date
Razor: Gibbs Reglable No. 15
Blade: Dorco ST300, modified
Lather: Long Rifle Hivernant
Brush: Simpson Emperor 3 in Super
Post: Thayers + Long Rifle Hivernant
Blade: Dorco ST300, modified
Lather: Long Rifle Hivernant
Brush: Simpson Emperor 3 in Super
Post: Thayers + Long Rifle Hivernant
You got a deal!Count me in, i only do vintage razors anyway
To day was Gillette HD 500
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14. @Obetron Rex
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95 participants may be a record Gentlemen.
A formidable number anyway, and a testament to the joy and enduring attraction of vintage razors.
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Vintage Sennari Japanese straight Razor
German Old Type copy | Simpson Special best badger | Sanders & Co Leiden scheerzeep
Shave #1
Razor: Kampfe Brothers 1880 HR-P1
Blade: Gem Personna SS Coated & 3D Printed Wedge Blade Adapter
Brush: Ever-Ready 200 Synthetic
Soap: Arko
After: Skin Bracer
Rating: 9/10
Notes: I wanted to start this month proper with a shave with the oldest and rarest safety razor I will ever be a custodian of. This is Kampfe Brothers 1880 HR-P1. It is the prototype of there 1880 (HR-1A) model. There are only 2 others that are known to still exist. Because of it rarity I only get it once or twice a year for a shave. This razor is from Gen. 1 "Safety Razor" era. This was was designed to use a wedge blade which looks similar to a section of a strait razor blade. It came with a strop tool that is for ease of sharpening and honing the blade. Also it has no blade stops as that was not invented yet, It has blade hooks that tension the blade downward to hold in place on the combs, and has a lever that comes up in the back to hold every thing in place. What I use is a 3D printed adapter that with a modern gem blade copy's the profile of the wedge blade. If I properly set it up, I would put it at a 4 out 10 in aggression. The shave was great with no cuts or irritation. I think its held up pretty good for being almost 145 years old.
Razor: Kampfe Brothers 1880 HR-P1
Blade: Gem Personna SS Coated & 3D Printed Wedge Blade Adapter
Brush: Ever-Ready 200 Synthetic
Soap: Arko
After: Skin Bracer
Rating: 9/10
Notes: I wanted to start this month proper with a shave with the oldest and rarest safety razor I will ever be a custodian of. This is Kampfe Brothers 1880 HR-P1. It is the prototype of there 1880 (HR-1A) model. There are only 2 others that are known to still exist. Because of it rarity I only get it once or twice a year for a shave. This razor is from Gen. 1 "Safety Razor" era. This was was designed to use a wedge blade which looks similar to a section of a strait razor blade. It came with a strop tool that is for ease of sharpening and honing the blade. Also it has no blade stops as that was not invented yet, It has blade hooks that tension the blade downward to hold in place on the combs, and has a lever that comes up in the back to hold every thing in place. What I use is a 3D printed adapter that with a modern gem blade copy's the profile of the wedge blade. If I properly set it up, I would put it at a 4 out 10 in aggression. The shave was great with no cuts or irritation. I think its held up pretty good for being almost 145 years old.
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| Date | 01.04.2025 |
| 365 daily shaves | 091/365 |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Gillette ABC Pocket Edition Gillette Rocket HD | Vintage Wizamet Iridium (2) | Razorock 400 Alu |
| Pre | Soap/Method | Postshave |
| Cold splash Mastro Miche preshave | Mark’s Wonderful Fierce 1 (36) Bowl lathered | Cold splash Aftershave Balm |
| Effectiveness | Facial Impact Score FIS™ |
| 8.75/10 (BBS) | 9.5/10 (GlideFest) |
| Notes: |
A very satisfying shave today!
Click here for today’s shave notes.
Enjoy your shave today!
Very good turnout! I'll start with a No. 58 set and a Wizamet. 1953 or 1954 since it has Patent Pending stamped inside instead of British patent number. Probably 1954 since it is the brass version. An enjoyable shave.
I’ll kick off Vintage April with my FatBoy birth razor (G2). I keep it for nostalgia as shave results are average for me. Three passes (9, 5, 3) took care of three days’ growth, 2nd use Treet Platinum.
There’s nothing vintage about my favourite shave soap, Savonniere du Moulin 🫏, or the Semogue piggie
Will let the OG Seaforth! Heather take the spotlight.
Cheers!
There’s nothing vintage about my favourite shave soap, Savonniere du Moulin 🫏, or the Semogue piggie
Will let the OG Seaforth! Heather take the spotlight.
Cheers!
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Tuesday Vintage April 1st - Headshave
Schick G5 Injector
Schick Injector (6)
Yaqi Tuxedo 28mm
Fine L'Orange Noir
Nivea Sensitive Cool lotion
Cheers
Schick G5 Injector
Schick Injector (6)
Yaqi Tuxedo 28mm
Fine L'Orange Noir
Nivea Sensitive Cool lotion
Cheers
Razor: British Gillette No.48 Aristocrat Junior (1948)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (RUS #4)
Brush: British Boar Travel Brush (c.1950) Probably Made By Culmark
Soap: Tantra Hampshire Wool Fat Soap No.1
A/S: Speick
A/S Balm: Boots Freshwood
Starting proceedings off with a shave featuring the wonderfully assertive and growly Aristocrat Junior No.48, the first British solid bar TTO to bear this name. Featuring a super speed action the 48 was only in production for just over a year, until replaced by the equally gorgeous and aggressive AJ 51/53 razor (same razor, but presented in different sets)
A magnificently glacial and close shave with this baby, which I have finally got the hang of. A lovely example of Gillette's London Isleworth factory in it's golden age.
Excellent!
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (RUS #4)
Brush: British Boar Travel Brush (c.1950) Probably Made By Culmark
Soap: Tantra Hampshire Wool Fat Soap No.1
A/S: Speick
A/S Balm: Boots Freshwood
Starting proceedings off with a shave featuring the wonderfully assertive and growly Aristocrat Junior No.48, the first British solid bar TTO to bear this name. Featuring a super speed action the 48 was only in production for just over a year, until replaced by the equally gorgeous and aggressive AJ 51/53 razor (same razor, but presented in different sets)
A magnificently glacial and close shave with this baby, which I have finally got the hang of. A lovely example of Gillette's London Isleworth factory in it's golden age.
Excellent!
Tuesday morning vintage April shave #1 (rated 9.5/10) using:
A great shave to open vintage April with a PIF'd English Flare Tip Rocket, Parisian soap, and a beautiful brush all PIF’d by my dear friend @Guido75.
The razor is more aggressive than I like but, with care, did a wonderful job. I did nick a mole on my left cheek that sometimes happens regardless of the razor I use, and I had a somewhat persistent weeper right in the center of my chin. The blade felt a tiny bit harsh and left a tiny bit of irritation, but it delivered a close BBS finish in two passes plus minor touch ups.
The brush does a genuinely superb job loading soap and making lather on my face with a fantastic scrub feel and painting ability. What a special gift. The soap is wonderful, especially for a vegan base; it’s very slick and cushiony and leaves my face feeling fresh and clean without being dried out.
The blade came from a completely NOS, never opened, cellophane-wrapped box of 1963 Gillette Stainless blades. The original oil that would have allowed them to slide out of the dispenser had completely dried up, rendering the blades hopelessly stuck to each other. Thankfully, I know how to disassemble these metal dispensers, so I could separate the blades, oil them, return them to the dispenser, and reassemble the dispenser as if nothing happened. These were included with the Slims of that year. One of the patent numbers on the blade indicates that the blade edge is treated with PTFE. I'm surprised that Gillette didn't market them as "Super Stainless."
My shave scoring log is found HERE.
Happy shaves everyone
- Razor: Late 1950s English Gillette Flare Tip Rocket
- Blade: 1963 I4 Gillette Stainless (1)
- Brush: Abe’s Brush Works Oak Slim synth (lather monster)
- Pre-shave: Noxzema
- Soap: Planète Rasoir Agrumes
- Post shave: Thayer’s Coconut Witch Hazel followed by Stirling Vanilla Sandalwood splash and Stirling Vanilla Sandalwood balm
The razor is more aggressive than I like but, with care, did a wonderful job. I did nick a mole on my left cheek that sometimes happens regardless of the razor I use, and I had a somewhat persistent weeper right in the center of my chin. The blade felt a tiny bit harsh and left a tiny bit of irritation, but it delivered a close BBS finish in two passes plus minor touch ups.
The brush does a genuinely superb job loading soap and making lather on my face with a fantastic scrub feel and painting ability. What a special gift. The soap is wonderful, especially for a vegan base; it’s very slick and cushiony and leaves my face feeling fresh and clean without being dried out.
The blade came from a completely NOS, never opened, cellophane-wrapped box of 1963 Gillette Stainless blades. The original oil that would have allowed them to slide out of the dispenser had completely dried up, rendering the blades hopelessly stuck to each other. Thankfully, I know how to disassemble these metal dispensers, so I could separate the blades, oil them, return them to the dispenser, and reassemble the dispenser as if nothing happened. These were included with the Slims of that year. One of the patent numbers on the blade indicates that the blade edge is treated with PTFE. I'm surprised that Gillette didn't market them as "Super Stainless."
My shave scoring log is found HERE.
Happy shaves everyone
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Very nice Simon! @Alum Ladd
It's only April 1st and the thread is already amazing!
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Yes, it can be a fierce little devil although Bill @WThomas0814 calls it mild funnily enough.
Either way - this just had to be added to the Cabinets
YMMV, as they say. I've come to appreciate that my face is a little tender, like my heart.
1969 Gillette Super Speed
What number is yours? Mine is a "II". Perhaps you got a "III"? That would be akin to the Red Tip.
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