I've never tried Williams but I love this group name 
Williams Institute for Shaving Excellence (WISE)
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Thank you. I have read that article. It is just that particular cake of soap. I have not seen another like it in any of the threads I have perused. I am wondering when it might have been manufactured.
Wow, very nice thread opener indeed TheVez2. Never tried Williams yet but you WISE guys are very convincing, perhaps I will try one day.
Trying Williams is frustrating at first..but after you find that sweet spot...it is flawless.
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Soaking the puck well, like overnight, takes away the frustration of starting a new puck.
+1 Soaking the puck overnight gets it going well enough. Using the puck daily keeps it going because you keep rehydrating the puck.
The first puck I met success with I kept stored in Pyrex Snapware. The Snapware is sealed well enough to keep moisture in.
I like to build lather in an apothecary mug but the puck tends to dry out.
I will go back to the Snapware on the next puck just to load the brush and then face lather.
The WISE people will like this: Williams Mug Soap trumps Valobra Almond. Cause: User (me) developed a sensitivity to the Almond scent used in the Valobra Almond soap. Solution: Stop using Valobra Almond and use more Williams Mug Soap.
Used my Vintage Williams Barber's Bar today fur the first time. I soaked it last night and made a test lathering the Mug it came in just to get rid of any residual funk that accumulated over the many years it sat collecting dust and grime. Soaked this morning and loaded onto my Omega 10066 Boar. I proceeded to face lather after losing for 15 or 20 seconds. The lather was amazing. The same slickness as modern Williams but it is easier to lather. Copious lather and adding a little water the lather is dropping off the brush into the sink. My new LC with a new Astra SP have me a BBS shave. Vintage Williams is one of the easiest soaps to lather in my den. Performance is the same as modern Williams. I just purchased the Lat pick of vintage Williams at the store I found it at. I will put this soap in my rotation and will be using it for years to come.
I guess my question is, when did they discontinue production of Williams Barber bar soap?
I'm hoping my 3017 of VDH deluxe does not last until 3017 because up next is my first ever use of vintage Williams!
Oh the suspense! I want to see the results in picture form! Every time I am on this thread I stop and take a look at your vintage puck...I always wondered what it would produce.
I have seen Williams ads dating back to 1899 and it just says "Williams Shaving Soap." They may have just changed the name of the product. Or, maybe what they sold to barber supply shops was different. I don't know, to answer your question.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-147700.html
Read the last two paragraphs of the second post. It is said that Barbers Bar Soap was sold to barbers. I don't know the source of that information.
What is the picture you used for your avitar?
I will do a bowl lather in the next couple of days and post the photos.
The last I bought from Amazon.
There are two regional grocery chains around me that have it: Price Chopper and Market Basket. I haven't been in either one in a couple weeks but I've definitely seen it in both more recently than 3 months.
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