Ladd's Imperial (Vintage Tallow) Shaving Bowl

[rexcarolus]

Hello everyone,

Please take a look at this recent find:



I am curious if anyone has any experience with it. I haven't tried it yet. Thanks for any thoughts!

By the way, the company looks to be pretty obscure. I wonder if Hamilton is the actual manufacturer or if this was a rebrand of another domestic (or perhaps imported) product.

 

[SliceOfLife]

Never heard of it before. Looks relatively recent given the condition. Is there still any scent?

 

[Phog Allen]

I think this is probably older than suspected. The holes in the bottom of the bowl and lid suggest turning on a somewhat standardised lathe and not a big production shop. Taking a completely uneducated guess I think the labeling suggests late 40s through the late 50's.

Cheers, Todd

 

[rexcarolus]

Thanks for the replies, Todd and Ian. I was also estimating 1940s-1960s. There's not much scent to it, but there is definitely something going on. The soap itself looks pretty similar to some Yardley I've seen of that era.

 

[Jim]

Looks very Yardley like, even the soap,are you going to give it a go?

 

[rexcarolus]

Thanks for the reply, Jim. I am certainly brave enough to give it a go, but there's something intimidating about digging into a consumable NOS product that old. Something like vintage wine or Scotch. It's the Cask Strength 45 Year Old Single of my soap arsenal!