[ATTACH] I just received a NOS replacement handle, and it's the hex shank type. Came complete in the tube.
I've just started picking up as many spares as I can - it's not as easy as buying razors, but so far I have a NOS replacement hone an a NOS...
That's the only one like that I've ever seen, and I haven't seen it mentioned in any of the books I've read, either. Very Cool.
The notch isn't necessarily tied to who made what - I have a 2nd generation Ever Ready, but it doesn't have a notch.
Since you don't see many Leather kits, here's mine. It's pretty beat up, but lets face it, it's leather over paste board and over 100 years old....
This morning I used this one. Gem PTFE blade, Copper Hat 'Journey' brush and Island Hopper soap.[ATTACH]
I went with another classic today - a mint X-4 ball end Tech. As usual, the blade was a Voskhod This was the first classic Gillette I...
[ATTACH] Today I used my 1911 Gillette/ABC shell pattern, old school good!
If you're used to a cartridge razor, the angle is entirely different, also Feather blades are great.....but.....on the first shave they can turn...
Do Type A's normally have a patent date on them?
I have a Type A on its way now - really looking forward to it. I also managed to get a (brass tubed) magazine which is empty, but actually still...
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