I believe that vintage barber manuals generally indicated a two pass shave was used to achieve the best results. The first pass was with the grain, and the second pass would vary. Sometimes a second pass with the grain was used, but it was generally stated that for the closest shaves, the second pass was against the grain.
On page 43 of 48, using the following link, there is a section titled "Shaving over the second time" that details this.
On page 43 of 48, using the following link, there is a section titled "Shaving over the second time" that details this.
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