1. Congratulations, Billy! That’s a real score! I’ll be interested in your final evaluation.
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  2. 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?
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  3. 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. :happy088:
  4. 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.
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    Enjoy your shave.
    Tom
  5. Dovo Bismarck

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  6. 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.

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    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.
  8. 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.

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  9. R. Holder
    Still haven’t figured out the tie to F. Herder, but the mark is almost identical.
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    Enjoy your shave.
    Tom
  10. Genco 35 (Mug), Gem MMOC (Dome)
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  11. Filarmonica Novodur, cream and AS were AdP, and a Simpsons 58 did the lathering.

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  12. Lovely shave, Steve!
  13. I live in the Netherlands. Here I have seen more than one Herder labelled with the stamp of a local shop.
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  14. Thank you Jeff!
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  15. Thank you for the insight. Just interesting that “Holder” is replacing Herder in the mark.
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    And there are other slight modifications to the Herder symbol.
    Tom
  16. :happy108:
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    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.
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  18. 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.

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