A couple of weeks before the whole pandemic thing hit last year I picked this up in an antique shop:
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There were actually two, one of which came with a case. Sadly the boxed one was in a bit of a state and the shop owner wouldn't let me swap them so I went for the unboxed but considerably better condition one for £12. There was an old, slightly rusty blade in it which was of little practical use but did educate me on the kind of blade I needed to feed it with.
Inside it is marked "Ever Ready British Made", on the back "Made In England" and where the handle attaches "Patd 1912" which made researching it a piece of cake.
In the UK there seems to be very few outlets for the blades (make that 1 actually) and so it sat in a draw until a few weeks back when I noticed it, fished it out and ordered some Personna Gems from the ever trusty Connaught Shaving.
I did absolutely no study of how to use it and assumed the flat head should lie flat against the skin. My first use with this method turned out pretty good but on further reading I found that many people believe it to be at it's best with a slightly steeper angle with the head inclined slightly more towrds the face. My second attempt was using this method and all I can say is Wow!
For a one hundred year old razor this thing puts most modern designs to shame! The word smooth just doesn't do it justice.
The combination of the strong spring clamping a thicker but very sharp blade and the open comb mowed through anything and everything with consummate ease and achieving a perfect irritation free 3 pass BBS happened seemingly automatically.
I am a DE user first and foremost but this little beauty is definitely getting at least a weekly outing from now on.
There were actually two, one of which came with a case. Sadly the boxed one was in a bit of a state and the shop owner wouldn't let me swap them so I went for the unboxed but considerably better condition one for £12. There was an old, slightly rusty blade in it which was of little practical use but did educate me on the kind of blade I needed to feed it with.
Inside it is marked "Ever Ready British Made", on the back "Made In England" and where the handle attaches "Patd 1912" which made researching it a piece of cake.
In the UK there seems to be very few outlets for the blades (make that 1 actually) and so it sat in a draw until a few weeks back when I noticed it, fished it out and ordered some Personna Gems from the ever trusty Connaught Shaving.
I did absolutely no study of how to use it and assumed the flat head should lie flat against the skin. My first use with this method turned out pretty good but on further reading I found that many people believe it to be at it's best with a slightly steeper angle with the head inclined slightly more towrds the face. My second attempt was using this method and all I can say is Wow!
For a one hundred year old razor this thing puts most modern designs to shame! The word smooth just doesn't do it justice.
The combination of the strong spring clamping a thicker but very sharp blade and the open comb mowed through anything and everything with consummate ease and achieving a perfect irritation free 3 pass BBS happened seemingly automatically.
I am a DE user first and foremost but this little beauty is definitely getting at least a weekly outing from now on.
