Acquisitions for December 2010

[gearchow]

vintage store acquisitions:

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I was able to pull the knot out of the EverReady handle right in the store, man I like it when they fall out without much of a struggle!

The other object is blade dispenser. Filled with M&T blades. I'll give one of them a try, but I have a feeling they aren't going to take the place of my stockpiled Iridium's.

-jim

 

[rockviper]

Santa brought me:
- TOBS Rose cream
- TRSC Sensitive skin cream

and pleading with SWMBO about Boxing Weeks specials got me:
- Le Grelot ($100 discount)

 

[JdB]

For Christmas I got the following addition to my little "antique old-world" after-shave collection:

 

[Muscles]

Marvy #55 barber pole

Tres cool....

 

[Ihorn]

Christmas Gifts from the In-Laws:
Super Badger brush
Brush stand
C&E Sienna soap
C&E Sienna After Shave Balm

Christmas Gifts from Myself:
Bought from West Coast Shaving
Merkur 1904/1906 DE Razor
Sample blade pack

I think this is a good start to my wet shaving journey.

 

[kg4ghn]

Just bought this off of ebay to practice honing. My first straight razor buy off of ebay, and the fact that nobody else bid on it kind of scares me that I may have not seen something in the pictures that others did.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250745890654&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

 

[Luc]

Just bought this off of ebay to practice honing. My first straight razor buy off of ebay, and the fact that nobody else bid on it kind of scares me that I may have not seen something in the pictures that others did.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250745890654&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

For the price it's not bad. There could be a lot of pitting on the blade, you will know for sure when you get it...

 

[TonyN]

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Merkur "Heavy Classic" (34C) Set
Blade Sampler Pack
Merkur Super Double Edge Razor Blades
Rooney Style 3 Small in Super Silvertip
DE Razor and Brush Stand
Chrome Shaving Cup
Vintage Blades Brand Triple-Milled Shaving Soap in a Wooden Bowl
Vintage Blades Brand Herbal Citrus Shaving Cream
Queen Charlotte Key Lime Shaving Cream Soap
Queen Charlotte Cedarwood-Lemongrass Shaving Cream Soap
C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream

 

[eto]

Sweet Acquisitions TonyN. The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream is great .

 

[TonyN]

Sweet Acquisitions TonyN. The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream is great .

Thanks Jason...I'm going to try it tomorrow. So far I've only used the Triple Milled Soap. I like the scent, but I'm still working on a good lather with it. 1st one was too watery. The second time was a whole lot better and more slick.

 

[fidjit]

Haven't posted here for a while because:

1. I've been slack in my hunting
2. I think I cleaned up most of the razors locally worth snaffing

However you still need to do the rounds once and a while.

Found this today....ANOTHER Rocket HD ( that's 5 now ( or maybe 6 ) ) however this one's in a #59 case compared to my two other cased with the clear/blue hanging plastic case

Case isn't in the best condition but for the price.......

It still amazes me how antique shops seem to thing that and old razor, soap and hair increases the value of a razor, but it also amazes me how well these things clean up

No plate loss, no dings, nice smooth Rocket action.

Other than that only found just a few Gems and some VERY overpriced rusty/crappy straights ( oh and some VERY VERY overpriced Laurels )

 

[gearchow]

I do like collecting Old Spice, so when this one came up as a BIN on ebay, I couldn't hit the button fast enough. These weren't a bargain and the nice wood rack that holds the containers is missing, but I'm learning you get what you can when you have the chance.

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-jim

 

[Mark1966]

Haven't posted here for a while because:

1. I've been slack in my hunting
2. I think I cleaned up most of the razors locally worth snaffing

However you still need to do the rounds once and a while.

Found this today....ANOTHER Rocket HD ( that's 5 now ( or maybe 6 ) ) however this one's in a #59 case compared to my two other cased with the clear/blue hanging plastic case

Case isn't in the best condition but for the price.......

It still amazes me how antique shops seem to thing that and old razor, soap and hair increases the value of a razor, but it also amazes me how well these things clean up

No plate loss, no dings, nice smooth Rocket action.

Other than that only found just a few Gems and some VERY overpriced rusty/crappy straights ( oh and some VERY VERY overpriced Laurels )

Nice score Ian!

 

[gearchow]

Haven't posted here for a while because:

1. I've been slack in my hunting
2. I think I cleaned up most of the razors locally worth snaffing

However you still need to do the rounds once and a while.

Found this today....ANOTHER Rocket HD ( that's 5 now ( or maybe 6 ) ) however this one's in a #59 case compared to my two other cased with the clear/blue hanging plastic case

Case isn't in the best condition but for the price.......

It still amazes me how antique shops seem to thing that and old razor, soap and hair increases the value of a razor, but it also amazes me how well these things clean up

No plate loss, no dings, nice smooth Rocket action.

Other than that only found just a few Gems and some VERY overpriced rusty/crappy straights ( oh and some VERY VERY overpriced Laurels )

Nice!

-jim

 

[nlatham19]

Received my big Christmas money order from Bullgoose today.

Tabac soap w/ bowl
TOBS Mr. Taylor cream tub
TOBS Mr. Taylor ASB
TOBS Mr. Taylor Cologne

As a bonus, I also got some samples.
Cella
Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage, and Cedar Soap
Lord blades

Mmmmm... I love samples.

 

[Mr.Goodfella]

Finally got off my butt and took some pictures. I started DE shaving about 2 months ago and here's a portion of what has come of it. Most recent buys:

-sandalwood vanilla cologne/soap
-ye old barbershop cologne/soap
-aged spice soap
-acqua di gio soap
-ogallala bay rum cologne/aftershave, bay rum and sandalwood aftershave
-edwin jagger medium super badger

-Gillette Fatboy 1958 (D4)
-Gillette Super Adjustable 1969 (03)
-Gillette Slim Adjustable 1962 (H2)
-Gillette Fatboy 1959 (E2)

 

[rockviper]

My eBay-acquired Slim M2 just came in. Soaking in barbisol as I type

 

[eto]

Nice razor's Mr.Goodfella. @ 2 months in , your sure are not wasting any time with the AD's.

 

[kooshman7]

You either found some razors already in excellent shape Mr. Goodfella, or did a fantastic job cleaning them up. Either way they look great!

 

[americanarmsdealer]

Mr. Goodfella, that's a great collection of Gillette adjustables! Nice finds for only being 2 months into the wetshaving realm!