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SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 2022
Woke up to a 51° F morning with temps finally forecast for the 70’s! I’m very grateful to my grandson, Kevin, who’s been touching up my straight razors for me. In any case, my mug shave thanks to him was first rate. The Smith Bros. 11/16 never disappoints. My usual two and a half passes left my mug smooth as my great granddaughter’s behind!
The noggin shave featured the original Ender’s Speed Razor. The head on these early 1930’s vintage Bakelite handled beauties has a semicircular cutout indicating St. Louis manufacture distinct from the rectangular cutout heads of the 40’s and 50’s when Durham Duplex bought the brand from Simmons Hardware and relocated manufacture to Mystic, CT.
These razors were relegated to the display shelf for all but the most stalwart willing to hone and maintain one of the old original blades. Since they’ve come back into service using Schick Proline B-20 blades with the new adapters or the blade hack, folks are rediscovering why they were so well thought of in their heyday!
Josh, a guy on one of the FB shave forums claims the yellow Schicks injectors work as well. I can’t speak to that since I’ve never tried them. I just know that the Schick Proline B-20’s do work, and since I have eight full magazines of the Prolines, I don’t expect to run short in the near future. Both the Speed Razors and the Speed Shavers deliver great shaves as mine did this morning after the usual two ATG dome passes leaving me velveteen smooth from noggin to neck!
RAZOR: Smith Bros. 11/16 (Mug), Enders Speed Razor (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Proline B-20 Injector
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Aluminum Handled Monster Tuxedo Synth
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a splash of Fine Accoutrements Platinum AS.
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