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The Haul: July 2015
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  1. david of central florida
    you plan on trading?
    pretty mildly scented for an aroma guru like yourself.
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  2. Boojum1
    :happy096:
  3. wristwatchb
    And you're not too bad yourself! :p :shocked003:
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  4. John Beeman
    I'll probably give a few away, keep some to use (and see if the value increases), and maybe trade some if someone can't find any.
    If its not smelly enough I'll sprinkle a puck with a little bit of the Veg and make Vegawilliams shave soap.
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  5. Mustache
    Discontinued? Really? I hadn't heard that. Guess I'll be making a run back to the drug store on Monday where they carry this in stock... About a 60mi round trip for me but they sell it for just about $1.20/ea compared to online.

    It's not "the best" but I like the Williams soap.
  6. Darkbulb
    Amazon to the rescue.... buy a 24 pack for $38. $1.58/puck. Free shipping.

    You're welcome.

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=williams shaving soap
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  7. GDCarrington
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  9. Omelmad
    Thank you ;)
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  10. John Beeman
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  11. Recklesstr
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  12. Jim99
    No buy July? I didn't get the email. Oh well. Should I return the Gem Demaskeene I just picked up today? Best as I can tell, it's a 1912-19 model. Don't know for sure. It was $12 and looks like it's in decent shape. I'll post pictures later.
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  13. mrchick
    Darkbulb will buy it
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  14. Darkbulb
    Sorry, I got two ;)
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  15. mrchick
    Today?
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  16. Rufus T.
    We have a winner! :signs011:
  17. Jim99
    Here's my new GEM Demaskeene. Does anyone have any details on it? I have been trying to determine the year is was made, or at least an estimate. From what I can tell, it was somewhere between 1912 and 1919... I think.
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  18. Darkbulb
    You're right in that it's pre-1919 as it's still referred to as GEM Cutlery Co. so automatically we know it's 1912-1919.
    Since yours is a closed comb and not an OC model we can narrow it further down to 1915-1919.
    I'm not sure it's possible to date it any further than that.

    See below for an example of how the razor looked like 1912-15, my OC version:
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  19. Jim99
    They also had something called a Tele Razor and a Shake Sharp razor. The Tele Razor was from the UK and heats up. The Shake Sharp razor has a built in strop and it sharpens the blade when you shake it. Very cool stuff.
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  20. PLANofMAN
    I've never heard of the Tele razor, but the shake sharp has a built in hone, not a strop.

    You grabbed the wrong razor. The Shakey's are fairly rare and give a great SE shave with DE blades.

    I can't find out anything on the tele. What kind of blades does it take?
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