Here's my haul for today, GEM Junior 'The Parade' Fat Handle Burma-Shave mug with shave soap (not vintage but my mom gave it to me and it's a mug. It'll lather and it's the thought that counts )
Mail Call! My tryablade.com order came in yesterday. Tried out the Dorco blade this morning. I like it!
So birthday money package #1 arrived today. #2 will be a couple of weeks getting here from bestshave. I am so excited I can't decide how to begin! I think I'll start with the Little Bastone, load a Lord platinum (a tuck came with it), and inagurate the new brush with the Cella. Unless I change my mind! Yaaaa! (The Baili blades came yesterday, so I have one shave on the first blade. I'll post my initial impression, but Baili shave #2 is going to have to wait.) Arko Cool Shaving Cream 100 Bolzano Superinox DE Blades Mitchell&'s Wool Fat Fatip Grande Omega 31064 RazoRock Little Bastone OC Cella Shave Cream 200 Treet Black (carbon) 200 Baili Blue (from China)
A couple of PIF's and late night shopping on the Bay. A Canadian single ring in good shape and a new improved from the bay. Thanks to Justin for the Star and Joe for the blades.
My blades came in today. I literally open every single blade in every tuck of those Tigers to see if I had won the gold blades. ... And of course not.
PLEASE review these blades! They look so cool I just gotta have some (later, of course... my shaving plate is a little full of newness right now!). I'd like to know how they perform before diving in... if you would be so kind. Thanks!
This razor arrived yesterday. I'm always a bit anxious upon receiving ebay-acquired razors to see how accurately the razor was described and displayed in the auction versus reality. In most instances, there are few surprises. This old 7/8" Wostenholm was pretty much what I expected: a razor in need of new scales (note the worm holes near the bottom wedge pin & split horn neat the pivot), with a blade that is in pretty darned good shape. This one should be a real beauty when cleaned up! A steal for $35 shipped, I think. Razors with this blade size often go for 4-5 times that amount in the frenzy of ebay….
Gillette L3 birth year and quarter, everything functions properly, numbers are dark and almost non existent usage markings.
Tuckaway, Milady Decollette , or Chesterfield Gold. I do not have the case, so it could be any one of them. I will just call it a new improved short handle.