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Outstanding Monday morning shave #9 with the Lambda Athena (rated 10/10) using:
I received this tuck of blades along with one of my many vintage razor purchases (I can’t remember which one). I have poked around on the internet and believe that they are Israeli-made Crystal Super Platinum blades that I think were made by the American Safety Razor Company. They bear US Patent No 3,071,856 (issued in 1963), which was a Gillette patent on a process for applying PTFE (Teflon) to the surface of a razor blade. I don’t why ASR would have marked one of its Israeli-made blades with an American Gillette patent number. Perhaps, ASR licensed this patent or bought it from Gillette. The US Patent Office records are incomplete on this patent.
I achieved an excellent BBS shave in two passes (WTG/ATG) with touch ups. The first pass was of average efficiency, but the second pass was superbly efficient. The blade also felt sharper on the second pass ATG than it did on the first pass WTG. I had the tiniest bit of irritation in the very small patches just inside my nostrils from too much buffing during the first pass trying to shave these elusive whiskers. I had no irritation otherwise.
The Thayer’s witch hazel and Old Spice splash felt great. I used my newly acquired Stirling balm in “Stirling Spice” scent (intended to smell like Old Spice), and it was amazing as usual. The scent isn’t quite the same as my Old Spice products, but it’s in the ballpark.
Blade Journey log is HERE.
- Razor: Lambda Athena (No. 22-234)
- Blade: Israeli Crystal Super Platinum blade (1)
- Brush: SOC Mistura Taj (my favorite)
- Pre-shave: Noxema face wash in shower
- Soap: Daveli Farms Sheep Fat (outstanding)
- Post shave: Thayer's Witch Hazel followed by 1965 Old Spice splash and Stirling Spice balm (superb)
I received this tuck of blades along with one of my many vintage razor purchases (I can’t remember which one). I have poked around on the internet and believe that they are Israeli-made Crystal Super Platinum blades that I think were made by the American Safety Razor Company. They bear US Patent No 3,071,856 (issued in 1963), which was a Gillette patent on a process for applying PTFE (Teflon) to the surface of a razor blade. I don’t why ASR would have marked one of its Israeli-made blades with an American Gillette patent number. Perhaps, ASR licensed this patent or bought it from Gillette. The US Patent Office records are incomplete on this patent.
I achieved an excellent BBS shave in two passes (WTG/ATG) with touch ups. The first pass was of average efficiency, but the second pass was superbly efficient. The blade also felt sharper on the second pass ATG than it did on the first pass WTG. I had the tiniest bit of irritation in the very small patches just inside my nostrils from too much buffing during the first pass trying to shave these elusive whiskers. I had no irritation otherwise.
The Thayer’s witch hazel and Old Spice splash felt great. I used my newly acquired Stirling balm in “Stirling Spice” scent (intended to smell like Old Spice), and it was amazing as usual. The scent isn’t quite the same as my Old Spice products, but it’s in the ballpark.
Blade Journey log is HERE.