What are you waiting on to arrive...?

A diplomat that looks almost nos for a damn good price

 

heres some pics..

 

Nice!

 

That's a beauty

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Great finds, that kit is awesome

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thank you..these are the sellers pics..can t wait to receive it. definitely looks unused.. should it be used or preserved?

 

Looks great!

 

thats a nice razor set..are you going to use it?

 

Looks awesome! I'm of the opinion why keep something I won't use, but that's just me.

 

Tough call. On a personal note i don't buy anything including antiques in my house unless i intend to use them.

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i am of the same opinion and use all my stuff, nos or not but ... brush re knot or not?

 

me too!

 

i agree,this ones been asleep since the late 40s..why have it if you don t use it..i should try it with a blue blade. a truly 40s vintage shave..

 

Probably, I already have a good looking diplomat. I don’t really have anything in a collectors grade condition in my collection. I use everything I buy. I don’t keep things just to look at. I may just flip it but I’m may keep and use it though

 

I’ve tried blue blades and they are rough.

 

I would leave the knot. But prep it to use. I have a culmak that was nos that I use. It took awhile to bring that bristles back from being petrified and it works ok. Lots of soaking and use of conditioner

 

Perhaps worth noting even when new the (pre-war) blades may not have been so great. The two consumer research journals of the day did not recommend them.

 

maybe i will skip the blue blades. i know this razor will shave nice as i have one,gsb will do ,or maybe a spoiler..

will do, i brought back one similar using that technique and it works well. thought i would ask you more seasoned veteran razor collectors.. thank you for the advice..

 

2 bath soaps from SummerBreaks Soaps (both History101). ,,I'm planning on doing a Soap&A.S. purchase sometime this year, of the same brand, thus I figure the bath soaps will be a good "introduction" to it. I just put in the order now.

 

I hope there are at least a couple of 74's in that dispenser