The Haul; November 2013

Hey, did you win that on eBay?

That looks a lot like one that I bid on a few days ago

Congrats; they are great shavers.

 

Yeah, I got it on a best offer deal. probably paid a little too much, but I wanted it so I paid what is it worth.

 

If yours is the one that I was watching, you didn't pay too much for it in my opinion.

I did not bid much on it because I already have one, but I would like to have another one at the right (low) price.

Mine is fairly aggressive, but it is one of my favorites.

 

Just ordered a 18mm black badger for the Fuller and a 22mm best badger for the Made Rite from TGN.

 

Hi Friends,

i received my "Gillette New" today. It´s high polished and i think the colour is named "rosegold". An extraordinary colour... Once a day,i think i will sent it to Razor Emporium to get it Rhodium plated.I like Silver much more than Gold (or Rosegold). But let´s see...maybe i will have it stay like this...No cracks or anthing...seems to be as this razor hasn´t been used before. Wow.

It came in this very nice Bag.










I will give this razor a go in the next minutes...my moustache area needs to be shaved... Let´s see if this thing is gentle (like Gillette always is),or if it is something aggressive because of the open comb...I think it won´t be comparable with the R41,but the blade exposure is very nice.A good middle thing between very gentle and too aggressive. So,now i have to shave a bit...see you guys later.

Greetings
Thorsten

 

First Silvertip Badger

Whipped Dod 22mmx48mm

 

I'm happy to report my newly acquired Gillette Fat Boy Adjustable should come today in the mail, I can't wait to use it!!!

 

Great Leo!!

 

I hope I'm not breaking any Forum rules, but here's my Simpsons P8 Phyl TSN LE brush:










Definitely one of the most beautiful brushes I own.

 

Very nice.

It is a thing of beauty.

You lucky dude. I am still trying to get one of those.

 

Waited all day for the mail to arrive with my 1959 red dot E-2.

 

Haha autocorrect let me down. Now you know me secret. I cant spel.

 

That is a Beauty!!! But it is not a red dot, though.

 

On the plus side, you don't have to believe in shaving to get a good shave.

 

It is a nice fat boy. Pretty BIG difference in price for the red dots vs non.
If the seller sold it as a Red Dot ($$), he was mistaken. Ebay has countless FatBoys listed as 'red dots'—the vast majority are not.

Red dot (on the left) vs regular FB:

 

Here's the Robeson straight I picked up several weeks ago along with the Frog that I picked up last Saturday. Dropped them both at Maggard Razors and I should have them back next week after a light restoration. You can see more pics at http://www.maggardrazors.com/index.php/gallery/original-restores-gallery/?album=26&gallery=453 if you're interested. I would have waited until I received them but these photos are way better than I could take with my phone.

 

Wow! Beautiful.

 

I stopped by a few antique malls in Pigeon Forge, TN this week and found a 1951 Gillette Black Tip (W 4) and a can of Avon Talc For Men (almost full). I'm really becoming a fan of talc; good stuff.



My father and I are working on a homemade shaving cabinet, but I've been looking for a temporary way to store my razors in the meantime. I found a CD rack in a thrift store the other day, and realized that when turned upside down it would make a great razor rack.

Here's my 3 dollar solution:

 

Very nice!

 

I just received this beautiful GEM Micromatic Bullet-tip from a trade with richgem. This is a nice addition to my GEM collection. I am looking forward to putting it through the paces. Thank you Richard.

PS The Bullet-tip was made 1947-48, so this may even be my birth year razor (1947). Pretty cool.