Wow! Fantastic! It takes all the best twin blade cartridges which IMHO provide some of the best shaves for catridge razors. I occasionally shave my head with twin blades. Very smooooth. Enjoy
Yeah I've noticed that my 'sweet spot' as far as cartridge razors goes are non-flexing/pivoting two-blade ones.
Those are the old ("original") Polsilver blades from Poland. The W logo on the package stands for Wizamet, the factory in Lodz. Discontinued now, though shaving.ie apparently still has some in stock. The blue Polsilver Super Iridium are made in Russia.
I have not used the old Polsilver, so I can't tell you from my own experience. From what I have read, some say they perform about the same, some say the old ones were a little bit better. Amazingly enough nobody said the old ones were worse than the SI.
Got my razors today. I had the seller throw in two razors that are missing parts. The one is a Big Fellow gold that is missing the top cap and stem screw, and the other is a 20's old type missing the ball end on the handle. The Eclipse looks to chrome or nickle plate with a lot of plating loss on the handle. It will probable go for a replated. The Grand Shave King will clean up well, it is in great shape. I wonder if I will be able to find parts for the Big Fellow?
Picked up another Avon Super Shaver. I had one already but the plastic head has some discoloring and a small crack. This one was still in the box and full of aftershave. I took the picture with one of my Aristocrats for scale.
The Super Thin blades used to be my favourites. I ordered them from Singapore but I believe they're made in Thailand
Guys my Fat Boy PIF from @Skinny Rogers came in! I'm so happy! Gonna shave with it tomorrow and post on the SOTD. Thank you Lance I'm eternally greatful! Thank you Victor Marks also!
Yup - I got the brush first and then it seemed to take me forever to get my first razor and now a second razor in much better condition. I've also got a Gentleman's Regent mug and aftershave decanter but not the matching brush. I've seen them plenty of times but they're always priced higher than what I'm willing to pay for one.
+1 Care must be taken to remove the knot without putting any force on the brush top. Ive killed two of the ten or so ive done. I do like that handle shape though.....good luck with your restore.
THE DIRTY BIRD HAS LANDED. my scuttle arrived today. it's so beautiful, can't wait to give it a go. any tips from those of you who use them?
I can't pass these things up. I bought an old shaving kit that looks like a book when on a shelf. Pull the center portion out of the sleeve and I have a kit with everything from button hook to a razor. The razor was what excited me the most. It's in very nice condition. This knocks me out of NB'16, but I'm pretty excited about this one. I got the entire set for $19.95 plus shipping
That is indeed a most impressive found - I can imagine your excitement when you saw there was a W&B razor in there Oh....and...
Thanks, I was very excited when I got it for the opening price. I can't let you get all of the good ones
