The Haul: December 2022

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  1. Angelo85

    Angelo85 Well-Known Member

    Friday mail call is as follows: from West Coast Shaving I got 100 Super-Max Platinum blades as well as a Czech & Speake No.88 Shave soap refill puck. From Amazon I got a Q Shave stainless steel bowl with lid for the C&S shave soap puck. 0A68C935-68AD-4C1C-8782-5468135EA7A4.jpeg
     
    Angelo85, Dec 16, 2022
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  2. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    I sent a few things to Back roads gold and they have just came back to me. Im super happy with the work[​IMG]
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    Im most excited about my rare Executive. Im being told its maybe a tester / protoype.
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    See no stamping and there is a number engraved


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    Jorvaljr, Dec 17, 2022
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  3. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    It's not a prototype, not with that high of a number. It's almost certainly a pre-production test market razor, or... given that it's an executive model, was a pre-production model given to Gillette employees, probably at the local manager level, or to the workers of that production line.

    I would ask Matt, over at Razor Emporium, if he knows any more about engraved numbered razors. If anyone would know more, it's likely to be him.
     
    PLANofMAN, Dec 17, 2022
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  4. ewk

    ewk Well-Known Member

    I just received an Erskine and two Ever-Ready brushes for restoration and re-knotting. The solid red cylinder looks like it has been repainted and glued around the top, so it might be a lost cause. It will make a good place for me to start knot removal so that I can learn and hopefully not ruin the other two. $10 seemed a low-risk price for entry.

    Also picked up two pre-war Gillette Techs and a Gillette "Old" style from the same seller. No cracks at all in the handles! Too good to be true?

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    ewk, Dec 17, 2022
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  5. Angelo85

    Angelo85 Well-Known Member

    A friend of mine gave me these items as a Chanukah gift. She gave me a Razor Emporium Best Badger brush and a sample pack of RE shave soaps along with this cigar box (the box was used to house the gifts; no cigars in it.) 408F4909-9634-4CCC-BF05-E8DC8291DF57.jpeg
     
    Angelo85, Dec 18, 2022
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  6. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    Now thats a friend!
     
    Jorvaljr, Dec 18, 2022
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  7. Angelo85

    Angelo85 Well-Known Member

    You got that right.
     
    Angelo85, Dec 18, 2022
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  8. Old School

    Old School *$&%@#~

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    Great haul today the DR popped immediately in the listing. A retired
    barber in a bumble f town sold the whole a whole lot of the shop to the local clean out guy. I didn't ask many questions just drove two hours, fast! The guy was mainly focused on figuring out and listing all the old individual blades. He wanted more for the blades than the razors, sobi passed! He even warned me not to try to use the razors because they're old and probably full of bacteria.

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    Old School, Dec 18, 2022
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  9. John Beeman

    John Beeman Little chicken in hot water

    Bacteria is the only culture some people have
     
    John Beeman, Dec 19, 2022
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  10. Angelo85

    Angelo85 Well-Known Member

    Monday’s mail call is from Maggard Razors; today I got Phoebus Lilac shave soap and aftershave as well as 50 Topaz Platinum blades. F618C4F5-6381-442D-91E7-7B889F32D567.jpeg
     
    Angelo85, Dec 19, 2022
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  11. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Latest addition to my den.
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    From my shaving perspective...
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    I'm quite pleased!
     
    swarden43, Dec 19, 2022
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  12. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    I found this Rubberset 200-5 at an antique store last Saturday. I did a test lathering with it using Proraso Green and my Turkish hammered shaving cup. The bristles are so long, I figure I will be bowl lathering with this one.

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    Jayaruh, Dec 19, 2022
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  13. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    Thats pretty cool!
     
    Jorvaljr, Dec 19, 2022
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  14. MoAllen

    MoAllen King of Unscented

    I am getting to like the RK blades in my Henson razor. I used my last one a few days ago, so when Razor Company offered 10% off with free shipping for all orders, I figured "why not?" Merry Christmas to me! :santa

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    MoAllen, Dec 20, 2022
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  15. Angelo85

    Angelo85 Well-Known Member

    Wednesday mail call is a NOS bottle of Avon Öland aftershave. B7B39C55-230E-4B60-981B-CF6A38CE947C.jpeg
     
    Angelo85, Dec 21, 2022
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  16. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    A couple of sweet knots ......

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    :)
     
    Enrico, Dec 21, 2022
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  17. Herm2502

    Herm2502 off to elf practice

    Herm2502, Dec 22, 2022
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  18. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

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    A couple of lots came in. Both were super cheap. Im khaki set looks great but the handle as usual is cracked.


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    Jorvaljr, Dec 22, 2022
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  19. ChiefShaver

    ChiefShaver Well-Known Member

    Mailcall…

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    ChiefShaver, Dec 23, 2022
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  20. ChiefShaver

    ChiefShaver Well-Known Member

    Could you compare these blades with a few others from India? Gillette Wilkinson for example?
     
    ChiefShaver, Dec 23, 2022
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