What are you waiting on to arrive...?

I have a Ginger Garden soap and aftershave coming, also a soap maker from San Jose
The Distinguished Goat is a full bodied and smooth blend of Guinness and Goat Milk Soap that has notes of Creamy Oatmeal, Orange Peel, Butterscotch, Nutty Almond, and Rich Vanilla.

Ingredients:
Stearic Acid, Tallow, Coconut Oil, Guinness, Goat Milk, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium hydroxide, Glycerin, Castor Oil, Shea Butter, Fragrance.

Net Weight 4 oz. of soap in a reusable container.
$13.95 plus $3.60 ish for shipping.

 

Tomorrow this comes in
Layrite No. 9 Bay Rum Aftershave, 4 oz Bottle

 

As German as "Grafco" sounds it was actually an American company (GRAham Field CO)
According to Waits they imported brands such as Adams, Hoffritz, Meehan and Merkur - so basically they provided a curated entry into German razors for the upper echelon in the 1930's-1940's (maybe even as late as the 50's and 60's).

I must admit, and I'm showing my lack of knowledge of German razors here, that had I seen this razor I would have thought it was an Adams and not a Merkur (not so much because of the looks as Adams was essentially a rebranded Merkur but because whenever I've seen these they have been described as an Adams)
There may be a co-branding under the baseplate - did the seller mention anything about that?

Regardless, if you do any browsing online you'll find that this is one razor that performs so well that most people who gets one...keeps it

 

Thank you! much appreciated.

 

I had that one on my watch list. Nice razor!

 

Thanks Mr. B! I'm not a big open comb fan but this one has always caught my eye. Hopefully it'll change my opinion.

 

I still love the one I have kept out of the three I had. And I'm pleased to say that two other TSD members own the others I once had. All in the family!

Two of the ones I had were Grafco and one was Adams. I haven't personally spotted a Meehan version or a Hoffritz either (yet) but I have a saved search on eBay for these. I love the simple Art Deco look of it and the Mercury bas-relief on the end of the handles.

Nice win! Hope you enjoy it.

 

That bottle and logo remind me of Hoppe's No. 9. Does it smell like Hoppe's?

 

I haven't received it yet.

 

Would love a review, whether it smells like Hoppe's or not I could see having that little bottle out in the open in my shave den... It's really a cool retro/vintage looking bottle like the gun solvent or an old apothecary bottle.

 

shaves nicely

 

Thanks sir!

 

I won an auction last night for a pair of vintage Gillette razors, a Slim Adjustable and what appears to be a FrankenOld:

(auction image) Not much in the way of description and what was there was inaccurate.

I'm hoping that the Slim just needs a really good cleaning and polish. If so, then I think I did pretty well ($12.99 shipped).

The Old Type looks like it has a thin caps, though the corner teeth are definitely bent. (Is there a dentist in the house?) I'm curious to see what color the Fat Tech handle cleans up to be.

Unfortunately, it looks like the seller is planning to use slow-boat shipping, so they won't get here until some time next week.

JR

 

that slim needs a pressure washer, it looks like it's been mud slinging.

 

300 blades for winter? Must be a long winter coming our way.

 

I know and it made me a bit leery of bidding, though I swear I've seen worse on the forums before. I had actually had this auction on my watch list for a while; this was at least the third time the lot was up, each time dropping by a couple of dollars on the opening bid. Surprisingly, or perhaps not, I was the only bidder.

 

I've wanted a NeverShed brush in this particular model for over a year now when I saw one fully restored and thought it was an amazing looking brush.
The tough thing is that they don't come up all that often for sale and when they do there is often some serious cosmetic/structural damage - but, finally came across one this week that looks great and after $20 w/ free shipping it is now slowly making its way over to me.

The patent date on it is Feb 14-05.

 

I like it, although the scent doesn't last long.

 

I couldnt make up my mind so I bought them all......

 

Thats cool. Im working on an antique one now.