Acquisitions 29th March - 4th April

[hypo_style]

I took a little trip this morning to a foreign country called the "Upper East Side" to finally pay a visit to Pasteur's and Cambridge Chemists. I brought these home, with considerable effort to maintain self-control:

I am also gearing up to clean some recent acquisitions, notably a near-mint cased Red Tip found at a vintage store out of state two weeks ago for $10:

 

[joshmpdx]

Snagged a great deal on the Bay, i put in a bid i thought would be a third of the final sales price and won!

I've been after a Tennis Razor for some time!

 

[doleeo]

Snagged a great deal on the Bay, i put in a bid i thought would be a third of the final sales price and won!

I've been after a Tennis Razor for some time!

Josh, I was dangerously close to bidding on that. However, I won a razor that ended 5 minutes before that, a nice C-Mon Stainless.

 

[Radar O\'Reilly]

Here is a handmade gift from a old neighbor, followed by what I found at the flea market today. Isn't it funny that when you get a gift, you end up coming across two scuttles within 3-4 days?

 

[heirkb]

Snagged a great deal on the Bay, i put in a bid i thought would be a third of the final sales price and won!

I've been after a Tennis Razor for some time!

Josh, I was dangerously close to bidding on that. However, I won a razor that ended 5 minutes before that, a nice C-Mon Stainless.

Damn it you two! I would have easily bid higher on both those razors and was watching them earlier today but completely forgot. I've been looking for a Tennis as well.

Just kidding (not about the I would have bid part), congrats on your scores

 

[doleeo]

Damn it you two! I would have easily bid higher on both those razors and was watching them earlier today but completely forgot. I've been looking for a Tennis as well.

Just kidding (not about the I would have bid part), congrats on your scores

I was wondering where everyone was for those auctions!

 

[heirkb]

I was wondering where everyone was for those auctions!

Slacking off and literally doing nothing, like an idiot (if they were like me )

 

[joshmpdx]

Josh, I was dangerously close to bidding on that. However, I won a razor that ended 5 minutes before that, a nice C-Mon Stainless.

Ethan, thanks for letting me have the Tennis, i know you've enjoyed them before. Let's see a link to the C-Mon, i don't think i saw it.

Damn it you two! I would have easily bid higher on both those razors and was watching them earlier today but completely forgot. I've been looking for a Tennis as well.

Just kidding (not about the I would have bid part), congrats on your scores

I was wondering where everyone was for those auctions!

Sleeping, no doubt about it! Did you two see the Kissing Kranes from Solingen that sold for 35? It too was a killer looking shaver!

 

[joshmpdx]

Does the 444 live up to the hype?

Is that your first boar? I've been thinking about picking one up, would be curious to hear your thoughts.

Aaron, i haven't seen too much hype about the 444, but maybe because i use it every single day. it makes the alcohol splash a little mentholated and a little moisturizing. i believe the only active ingrediants in the balm are Menthol and Glycerin; place a pea sized amount in your palm before you splash your AS and it works like a dream.

It is my second Boar after the VDH i picked up when i couldn't wait for the badger to arrive. I hate it.

indeed it has soft tips, but it will not hold lather. I keep hearing these things are supposed to break in, but even so, i can't imagine them being better than a badger brush.

 

[scottb]

I took a little trip this morning to a foreign country called the "Upper East Side" to finally pay a visit to Pasteur's and Cambridge Chemists. I brought these home, with considerable effort to maintain self-control:

Marc--what is the shaving cream pictured on the right?

 

[rm71]

From the B/S/T Forum, a tub of Mama Bear's Orange Orange soap

 

[rm71]

I've just managed to score myself another Diplomat. It was advertised as VINTAGE GILLETTE RAZOR/BOX. I assume no one else spotted it becasue I got it for $26.25.

Great score for $26.50!

 

[Verderer]

I couldn't tell you for sure, but I've heard the price 299,- DKK

But you could try an e-mail to: [email protected] for the correct answer.

Thanks, John! I might give it a go. $54 isn't that bad, I wonder if anyone here has tried it out?

Beautiful scores, Gents!
Juha, nice to see that your collection is growing! Congrats!

Thanks, Hypo! I am trying my best to emulate people here! The Aristocrat I got from you is still at the place of honour in my collection. Along with my Dad's old Slim, of course. Getting a Bull Mastiff in a bit, it's getting crowded...

Jim, that scuttle your neigbour gave you looks fun, are there tiny pawprints on the edge? How does it work? I must say I just love the blue victorian scuttle, though. It seems the older I get, the more I start to appreciate old things. I wonder why?

I like using 444 after shave balm (the tube stuff). It's cheap and it moisturises and softens the blow from those splashes which don't have a separate balm on offer. Good stuff.

 

[doleeo]

Ethan, thanks for letting me have the Tennis, i know you've enjoyed them before. Let's see a link to the C-Mon, i don't think i saw it.

Josh, Here it is. I'm excited as it is my first stainless blade.

I also picked up a nice looking Garantie Paris wedge on the bay.

 

[Dpflaum]

For those of you asking, 444 is awesome. I have a tube I have been using for about 4 months that is still half full and I will be buying a few more tubes soon just to have them on hand.

I use it straight, no mixing with splash.

 

[Nerdman]

Picked this bad boy up off a craigslist ad for 25$. The guy literaly lived one street over. It is clean!!!! never been used.
date code is D1

I goot some of this stuf from Phill at Bullgooseshaving.net, among other colognes that are now on the bst, ou beauty, and a local perfume store. Also got a fresh bottle of gendarme cologne spray on the way.

 

[johnmrson]

I wasn't going to post this one until I got the razors home and I could take some good photographs of them but seeings that there is a thread on it http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=141868
I'll put up the info. It is a lot of 15 razors.

By my reckoning but in no particular order the 15 razors are

Double ring - my Holy Grail
Toggle
Aristocrat
Bostonian New
New Deluxe
Goodwill
Slim adjustable
New
2 Old Type single rings
Sheraton
Senator
Fat handled Tech
2 Old Type ball ends

 

[johnmrson]

I managed to pick up a WW2 German white bakelite Rotbart razor off eBay.

 

[KeNd0]

Nice Score. Congrats!

 

[HoosierTrooper]

You are the man, without a doubt.