I've acquired a vintage travel set (eBay seems full of them), and while at first I looked at it as a collector's piece to be restored to its original contents, once I received it I could see the practical uses for transporting a shave kit.
I've had the same grade 1 buzz cut for the last twenty years so I quickly dispensed with the brush which was replaced with T&H West Indian AS Balm, and the comb's position was occupied by a styptic pencil.
My R41 nestles between the two chrome pots as tho it was made to so while I could replace them entirely with a shave stick and modern travel brush I'd like to keep them.
The pots will accommodate a Palmolive shave stick, but is there an alternative in a lime scent? I thought perhaps of decanting a little shaving cream into a small plastic bottle, is this feasible?
The other pot is home to a shaving brush, which while serviceable I'd prefer to replace with a new badger brush. The pots' dimensions are 30mm wide by 80mm high. Both of mine are too wide.
Finally there's a soap dish measuring 80mm x 60mm x 25mm which should take a hand soap, and there are a few lime soaps available from T&H, GFT etc - they don't give the individual tablet's dimensions though.
I'll probably need to contact manufacturers/retailers to find products that'll fit, but would appreciate any heads up B&B members could give me.
I've had the same grade 1 buzz cut for the last twenty years so I quickly dispensed with the brush which was replaced with T&H West Indian AS Balm, and the comb's position was occupied by a styptic pencil.
My R41 nestles between the two chrome pots as tho it was made to so while I could replace them entirely with a shave stick and modern travel brush I'd like to keep them.
The pots will accommodate a Palmolive shave stick, but is there an alternative in a lime scent? I thought perhaps of decanting a little shaving cream into a small plastic bottle, is this feasible?
The other pot is home to a shaving brush, which while serviceable I'd prefer to replace with a new badger brush. The pots' dimensions are 30mm wide by 80mm high. Both of mine are too wide.
Finally there's a soap dish measuring 80mm x 60mm x 25mm which should take a hand soap, and there are a few lime soaps available from T&H, GFT etc - they don't give the individual tablet's dimensions though.
I'll probably need to contact manufacturers/retailers to find products that'll fit, but would appreciate any heads up B&B members could give me.
