November 2018

Anything new in your shave dens just before the holiday rush?

I have been on a roll finding vintage Gillettes lately. A Toggle last week and now this. A 1948-1950 Aristocrat that seems to be NOS. The razor appears unused and the Speed-pak “dispenser” is still sealed and unwrapped. I think it is closer to 1950 because it has the lip built into the top lid to hold down the blade bank.

I have been on a roll finding vintage Gillettes lately. A Toggle last week and now this. A 1948-1950 Aristocrat that seems to be NOS. The razor appears unused and the Speed-pak “dispenser” is still sealed and unwrapped. I think it is closer to 1950 because it has the lip built into the top lid to hold down the blade bank.

What Beautiful finds! I didn’t think there was anything like that out in the wild anymore! Congratulations!

I have been on a roll finding vintage Gillettes lately. A Toggle last week and now this. A 1948-1950 Aristocrat that seems to be NOS. The razor appears unused and the Speed-pak “dispenser” is still sealed and unwrapped. I think it is closer to 1950 because it has the lip built into the top lid to hold down the blade bank.

What Beautiful finds! I didn’t think there was anything like that out in the wild anymore! Congratulations!

Thank you. They are still out there but getting harder to find. I pass on a lot of junk until I find something like this

Paradigm Ti I.
Wolfman WR2
Declaration Grooming B5 brush 30mm
Nacet blades

A set of small M&F Blondes arrived. I'm not really sure why I bought them, since I already had a full brush rotation. And at this point I don't know if I will use them or not; initially I'll probably just admire them.

Mail called, all the way from UK from a good friend

Just purchased this brush from master woodturner Dave Bell (dave@stickermetimbers.com).
He casted it with stabilized big leaf maple burl and resin....its just beautiful! Work of art!
The knot is a 28 mm Silvertip badger, with a effective loft of 57mm.
Can't wait to use it...

A couple of brushes from Brad Sears arrived this week. The brush on the left is a Chalice in Black Marble ebonite. The Chalice is a new handle from Brad and it's similar to a M&F style 3 except it's slimmer and slightly shorter. The other brush is M&F 2XXL in Black Honey ebonite. Both knots are 28mm.

One off Declaration Grooming 28mm Jefferson with “Autumn Glory” Handle. My pictures don’t do it justice, she’s a Beauty!