Now that you mentioned it, I'll need to dig it out of my deep dark den and fire it up.
Thanks! Half the fun for me is the aesthetic of my gear.Nice outfit all around!
I do not think that most people bowl lather using an Old Spice mug, i.e. they do not build the lather in the mug itself; I certainly do not. My Old Spice mugs merely hold my soap pucks, I load the brush in a mug and then face lather. I think that is how they were traditionally used. If I were to bowl lather, I would still load my brush from the Old Spice mug but then use a separate bowl to build the lather. You can do a lot more with your mug than soak your brush.Must have for my Den.. I do not bowl lather but use mine to soak my badger brushes pre-shave..
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I do not think that most people bowl lather using an Old Spice mug, i.e. they do not build the lather in the mug itself; I certainly do not. My Old Spice mugs merely hold my soap pucks, I load the brush in a mug and then face lather. I think that is how they were traditionally used. If I were to bowl lather, I would still load my brush from the Old Spice mug but then use a separate bowl to build the lather. You can do a lot more with your mug than soak your brush.
Great Point.. There are some really cool shaving bowls on the market that can help create a better lather..I do not think that most people bowl lather using an Old Spice mug, i.e. they do not build the lather in the mug itself; I certainly do not. My Old Spice mugs merely hold my soap pucks, I load the brush in a mug and then face lather. I think that is how they were traditionally used. If I were to bowl lather, I would still load my brush from the Old Spice mug but then use a separate bowl to build the lather. You can do a lot more with your mug than soak your brush.
I've been wanting to get one but they tend to go for a premium on the bay.
Yep, I found that to be the case. My mom stumbled on this one at an estate sale and snagged it for me.. Unfortunately they didn't have a 1958 Gillette Fat Boy.. Oh well, I was happy with the mug.I've been wanting to get one but they tend to go for a premium on the bay.
Here’s one of mine. I have 4.
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Collecting Old Spice mugs is an addiction.
Good thing you found a nine-step program. Or is it a ten-step program? Eleven? Do I hear twelve?
Pretty sure that one is actually a coffee mug.
I’ve got three, a pre-war one (see photo) that always holds a puck of Mitchell’s Woolfat plus a couple of 1950’s vintage for other soaps I might be trying.
Not as big as modern mugs but keep down the waste as it gods just enough lather for a 3 pass shave.
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Pretty sure that one is actually a coffee mug.
I am a bowl latherer but prefer a short, wide bowl so that the brush doesn't clank against the sides (hate that sound in the am). Does anybody know what the widest, shallowest bowl was and what were the dimensions?Great Point.. There are some really cool shaving bowls on the market that can help create a better lather..