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Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by brit, Dec 10, 2018.

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  1. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    April 14, 2019
    Gillette Slim J3
    Feather
    Ever Ready C-40 with APS Flat Top
    Molton Brown
    Dominica Grand Bay Rum

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  2. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    Saturday's Shave

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    Today's music provided by:
    Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ Live in Europe, 1972
     
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  3. Rev579

    Rev579 Well-Known Member

    What did the Alabama graduate say to the Tennessee graduate?
    Welcome to McDonald's, may I take your order please? :signs136:

    Nice set-up.
     
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  4. brit

    brit in a box

    cool set up and pic ...
     
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  5. brit

    brit in a box

    very cool sir..
     
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  6. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Gary.
     
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  7. Rev579

    Rev579 Well-Known Member

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    Razor: ABC 1910 CA Smooth Ball(Gold) PC91653
    Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
    Brush: K & O Co. Silver Floral 16mm Finest TGN
    Pre-Shave: Georgetown Pottery G12 Scuttle
    Lather: Stirling Deep Blue Sea
    Aftershave: Stirling Deep Blue Sea Splash
    Additional Care:
    Stirling Deep Blue Sea Beard Oil
    Chanel Bleu de Chanel Parfum

    https://shavingbuddies.com/shave/5cb3778e29d3e575a715cfcc
     
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  8. brit

    brit in a box

    stunning set up and pic sir..
     
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  9. brit

    brit in a box

    14/04/19-- #77 new rfb set, opal brush, arko.. 20190414_113721.jpg 2019-04-14 11.39.55.png 2019-04-14 12.03.32.png
     
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  10. Rev579

    Rev579 Well-Known Member

    With the help of others I have tried to date the Canadian ABC's, but it has proven very difficult. This serial no. is close to the highest I have been able to associate with possibly being made in 1910.
     
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  11. brit

    brit in a box

    a very nice set indeed..once i get into my old types more i am sure i will get one. they are stunning looking razors ..
     
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  12. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    Razor 3/6 - Gillette Aristocrat 1938 - 1940 variant
    Shave 2/2 - Ladas blade

    I skipped a day but it didn't matter, I am formally calling this and the 36 - 38 Aristocrat aka razor 2/6 in the group picture the same razor sans aesthetics. Same shave with both razors with the Ladas blade. If they just standardized the production of the razors in 38 to the style tabs introduced on the Senator then the 2 Sheratons should be the same shave wise. Those 2 are next up in the shave progression.
     
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  13. Artlogon

    Artlogon Well-Known Member

    Thanks

    Enviado desde mi moto g(6) plus mediante Tapatalk
     
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  14. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Gillette Aristocrat (no date code) / Wilkinson Sword [​IMG]

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  15. Rev579

    Rev579 Well-Known Member

    VGSOTD.jpg

    I thought I’d go with a travel/compact set-up this morning. I was able to soak my brush in the pill bottle(which serves as a back-up soak option if the coffee mugs are in use).
    The gold washed container seems to go with a brush or kit made by someone other than Gillette, based on the dimensions and hole pattern on the cap. The shave stick was made from older stock ToOBS I bought that had hardened a bit.

    Razor: Gillette Milady TTO(1940)
    Blade: Perma-Sharp Super
    Brush: Simpson Wee Scot
    Pre-Shave: Face Lather
    Lather: ToOBS Mr. Taylor’s Travel Stick
    Aftershave: Pre de Provence No. 63 Balm
    Additional Care:
    Giorgio Armani Myrrhe Impériale

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  16. Jrdelgado

    Jrdelgado Well-Known Member

    I can say that is the first time I have seen that razor!! Awesome set up! Thank you!
     
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  17. Rev579

    Rev579 Well-Known Member

    This one came to me from Canada a little over a year ago. It was during a period when I was trying to grab one of each of the little razors. I named the Milord, Jr. because my son wanted one also and I was able to find one back in January for him. I've only seen them a couple of times, and they usually are overlooked-don't do that. They shave like a 40-41 anything(Ranger, Aristocrat, Milord, and Super Speed).
     
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  18. Jrdelgado

    Jrdelgado Well-Known Member

    I will be on the lookout!
     
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  19. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    Razor 4/6 - Gillette Sheraton 1937 - 1938 variant
    Shave 1/2 - Bic blade

    Last time I used this razor it was an aggressive shave this time around nothing remarkable about it. It just shaved for lack of a better description and the overall shave was as good if not better than any of the 3 open comb Aristocrats. I am almost 100% sure why the shaves were so different and it has to do with that the last time I used a Sheraton it was a different Sheraton than this one. That one had issues with the doors opening and closing and this one doesn't have any mechanical issues. @Linuxguile was right about this being a fairly mild razor. Lesson here if the razor has any sort of mechanical issues no matter how inconsequential it can affect how the razor shaves. The razor may still work but not as originally intended.

    GOC6.jpg sher4.jpg
     
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  20. brit

    brit in a box

    cool set up and pic sir, nice razor..
     
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