I picked up this set with a mismatched flair tip for a pretty low price with intentions to use one of the blade banks to complete my pocket edition set.
When I received it and opened the canisters I found it had a brush in great condition and about 1/3 of the soap stick. I’ve been keeping an eye out for one of these Gillette brushes for a while so it was a nice surprise!
The black on the canisters appeared to be plate loss but I figured I would try the baking soda trick just in case it was tarnished silver. As you can see, it was tarnish and they shined up real nice!
I cleaned up the case and matched the set up with my 1912 Single Ring. As for the soap stick, I cut off all the exterior, dried out, green and white crust to expose what appears to be usable soap and re-wrapped it. Aside from the missing lid, this turned out to be a beautiful set.
I do have a few questions:
Can I safely assume that this set is early 1910s? I’m basing that on the blade banks and the brush.
Is the Single Ring the right razor for this set?
Have any of you used a soap that’s over 100 years old and should I have any concerns or reservations with trying it out?
Oh and the Flair Tip is in great condition and cleaned up nicely too!
When I received it and opened the canisters I found it had a brush in great condition and about 1/3 of the soap stick. I’ve been keeping an eye out for one of these Gillette brushes for a while so it was a nice surprise!
The black on the canisters appeared to be plate loss but I figured I would try the baking soda trick just in case it was tarnished silver. As you can see, it was tarnish and they shined up real nice!
I cleaned up the case and matched the set up with my 1912 Single Ring. As for the soap stick, I cut off all the exterior, dried out, green and white crust to expose what appears to be usable soap and re-wrapped it. Aside from the missing lid, this turned out to be a beautiful set.
I do have a few questions:
Can I safely assume that this set is early 1910s? I’m basing that on the blade banks and the brush.
Is the Single Ring the right razor for this set?
Have any of you used a soap that’s over 100 years old and should I have any concerns or reservations with trying it out?
Oh and the Flair Tip is in great condition and cleaned up nicely too!