I guess it's been at least 20 years since i had a DE wet shave not sure why i went to the evil 2 then 3 then 4 blade razor complete with goop in a can but I did. Those things don't even give a decent shave and the peice of the blades is crazy.
After finding this forum a few days ago i started looking for old Gillettes in the local junk/Goodwill/antigue stores and finally I got lucky and found a razor in nice condition and it even had a new blade still wrapped up in the paper. It's a small Gillette brass razor with a comb and 1920 patent, Made in Canada and in very nice condition. It had the origional box with two of the previous owners names on it so I got a bit of history too. The name on the front of the box looks like Mrs E Gnuiters and on the back Segt C Poland. A Coy.
I also found a little blue bowl that I'm going to use for making that nice soapy lather.
This morning despite only having the new blade that came with it and no brush or shaving soap I decided to give it a try. I had to use normal soap made into a thin lather with my hands but it worked ok. No Issues with using the razor at all and not even a hint of a cut or nick. The final result was a smooth face and a big smile.
Verdict ... I like the head on the razor but the handle could be a little longer I have no intentions of getting another razor this one will do me fine for the moment. Looking forward to getting a real brush and soap.
So another convert to DE shaving and to make thing worse i have signed up for some mystery travelling box of shave stuff and became a contributor ... going to be a neat adventure
After finding this forum a few days ago i started looking for old Gillettes in the local junk/Goodwill/antigue stores and finally I got lucky and found a razor in nice condition and it even had a new blade still wrapped up in the paper. It's a small Gillette brass razor with a comb and 1920 patent, Made in Canada and in very nice condition. It had the origional box with two of the previous owners names on it so I got a bit of history too. The name on the front of the box looks like Mrs E Gnuiters and on the back Segt C Poland. A Coy.
I also found a little blue bowl that I'm going to use for making that nice soapy lather.
This morning despite only having the new blade that came with it and no brush or shaving soap I decided to give it a try. I had to use normal soap made into a thin lather with my hands but it worked ok. No Issues with using the razor at all and not even a hint of a cut or nick. The final result was a smooth face and a big smile.
Verdict ... I like the head on the razor but the handle could be a little longer I have no intentions of getting another razor this one will do me fine for the moment. Looking forward to getting a real brush and soap.
So another convert to DE shaving and to make thing worse i have signed up for some mystery travelling box of shave stuff and became a contributor ... going to be a neat adventure
Once you learn how you never really forget. Those of us who were lucky enough (read old enough
) to have learned with a DE I think have a much easier time of it. After a couple of shaves it felt like I had that old ball end tech in my hand again. Why I ever went to the multibladed stuff I don't know.
