The Haul: October 2017

Gotcha. It's my horrible photography skills, I just figured out how to brighten pictures on my cellphone. I agree with you, sometimes a little sent or scratch isn't worth getting worked up over. I absolutely love the A baseplate. I rank it up with my Weber PH.

 

I would like a nice straight Weber. To bad they don't produce full razors anymore.

 

This grill is right up my alley, tabletop and with a thermometer. WOWSER. I need to look into a better grill.

 

I have one that's perfect, yeah I'm surprised that Weber hasn't gotten back into the mix.

 

I believe an Eversharp type E2


Pat no. 1806087

I tried one in the past and thought it gave a terrible shave, but looking back might have been bad blades (Personnas). So I'm picking up a pack of Schick injector blades and try it again. I specifically looked for this one, so I could fully open it.

 

I didn't think an E2 opened up (maybe the very early ones did), I think it may be an E1

 

E1's have a different shape spring (square). Early E2's do open but I've no idea as to how common they are.

 

E1


E2

Not sure how rare they are, but finding the ones that's suppose to open wasn't real easy. Some people modify or force them to open.

 

I got really lucky on that one. It was a Craigs List find. All in with the accessories and table it would retail close to $2k. This guy bought in 2009 and is moving from near Philly to Phoenix and did not want to pack it cross country. I paid $300 and had to do a few hours of cleaning and get a couple parts for it. The main thing about buying a ceramic grill, is the warranty which is normally only valid for the original purchaser. Fireboxes break and could end up costing a bit to replace. If taken care of, they can last a lifetime. I still have an Imperial Kamado that was given as a wedding gift to my parents in 1961.

 

Picked this Gillette Adjustable J2 (1964) today at an antique store :

 

Received some more good stuff in the mail today. I wanted to pick up a couple of scratch & dent scuttles for me and my son and filled to cart with some new product to get free shipping:
- Crown King Captain Smythe's Reserve Oak Barrel Aged Bay Rum & Leather Aftershave/Cologne
- Crown King Porthos Aftershave
- Phoenix Shaving CUBE Mentholated Preshave Soap
- Crown King Black Porcelain Scuttle (My son picked the white one)

 

These arrived today!

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I highly recommend the AC type blades made by Schick- Schick Proline B-20. They calm the E2 down and shave really well.

 

Gillette retail box with NOS blades. Sample of one pack shows blade date code of #2501 which denotes manufactured in the 7th week of 1925.

 

Where can they be purchased?

 

I saw they went for 50 cent per 5 blades thats ~ $7 now days ... ouch!

 

That is a cool find!

 

They have to be obtained from a site called Rakuten global- Japanese site.
1. You need to become a member-very easy
2 Search for Chic babies B-20
Be careful and ensure you specify Small Packet Delivery not EMS which is expensive.
Best buy a couple of boxes and avoid customs [ if in UK anyway ]

 

A new home for my Gillette Aristocrat, thanks to @Jorvaljr. And an early birthday present from my GF, Tabac shave soap..........

 

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