That’s a real beauty, Karl! How often do they come up, and what would you say a good price is for one in decent shape?
I got very lucky on mine - I’m embarrassed to tell you what I paid (it was a steal.) It seems like they go in the $250+ range - don’t take that as precise, just my gut sense from having watched them until I got this one.
A big Kropp this evening. I was thinking 15/16 was big... until Karl’s showed up. A little different than the Made in England or Made in England/Ground in Germany, this one is just stamped Made in Germany. Enjoy your shave. Tom
Tabac shaving soap Semogue 1305 boar brush Pinaud clubman as Kabban Solingen straight razor. Besides this one I have never seen another kabban. When I bought it I tought it was mislabeled kabrand. It is shoulderless and very hollow and so very loud.
SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 2020 RAZOR: Dubl Duck Goldedge 11/16 (Mug), Fatip Piccolo (Dome) BLADE: Feather PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil BRUSH: JR #374 Boar SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub.
Past couple of days, Friodur 14, and today a Gold Dollar 1996 that belongs to a local friend that I’ve been helping go down the honing rabbit hole, lol. I think he’s arrived, the Gold Dollar edge was smooth as butter.
R. Holder Still haven’t figured out the tie to F. Herder, but the mark is almost identical. Enjoy your shave. Tom
I live in the Netherlands. Here I have seen more than one Herder labelled with the stamp of a local shop.
Thank you for the insight. Just interesting that “Holder” is replacing Herder in the mark. And there are other slight modifications to the Herder symbol. Tom
SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 2020 RAZOR: Boker French Point 5/8 (Mug), Gillette Big Fellow Early Production [1920] OT Head (Dome) BLADE: Feather PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute w/ 26mm Two Band Badger Ferrule SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys WH. Finished with Osage Rub.
Great combo. I'm going to have to dig out one of my Big Fellow razors, for a shave. I havent used one of those, in quite a while. ..
Today in my SOTD ... Puma 69 6/8 Spécial Pour Barbe Très Dure https://theshaveden.com/forums/posts/1871667/