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(07-11-2017, 02:43 PM)Marko Wrote:
(07-10-2017, 11:15 PM)primotenore Wrote: The only shaving items with provenance are gear that I will never have, the tools my father used. (d. 1986, 58 years old) Sadly, I have no idea what he used and that pains me to no end.  Sad

Primo, thats too bad that you didn't know this nor were you able to get hold of any of his gear.  I know this might sound silly but have you considered giving thought to the sort of person your father was and coming up with a a kit that he would have been likely to use?  Its funny that my own father, who puts high value on "things" maybe more so than people, had a truly crappy shaving kit.  I can recall from when I was a kid he had a vinyl dopp bag that contained a boar knot - no handle, that had long before come detached from the knot and likely hit the trash, just the knot that he held at the base on the plastic plug to lather from a worn bar of baby soap that he kept in the one half a plastic soap travel container.  He had either a fatboy or a slim as I remember and I think it was broken in some way too.  My dad was incredibly cheap when it came to things he didn't particularly care about. That being said, if I were to assemble the sort of shaving kit that my dad would have used, I'd make sure it was in tact and in good repair.  I'd also ditch the baby soap.  He never used aftershave of any kind.  I think he suffered through a lifetime of miserable shaves.

Thank you Marko. All I know is he liked Aramis. I have a bottle.

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Primo
Shaving since 1971; enjoying my shaves since 2014
A che bel vivere, che bel piacere, per un barbiere di qualità! Happy2


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