I just took a road trip to Roswell and Carlsbad Caverns from Austin. Along the way I stopped at some thrift and antique stores and picked up a few things.
First up, I found an aluminum 1970 Travel Tech in a leather snap case. It looks like it was never used as it still has the paper insert in place of the blade and the original blade package is unopened. It's pretty generic but the price was right and the razor condition was mint. The case is in bad shape though because the leather is splitting/breaking from dryness at the bends.
Next, I found a pack of NOS Gillette Super Stainless Blades. Again, unopened and the price was right.
Third, I found this at an Antique store in Roswell. It is a stamp plate of some sort so the writing is reversed. My guess it that it fits onto a printing press and was used for advertising in newspapers. This is by far my favorite find!
Finally, I found a Merkur 33C in excellent condition for an incredible price! I have a 34C and like it but this was worth it just for the different handle.
P.S. I also saw a cool gimmicky wind-up vibrating DE razor that looked like it would fit any 3 piece head. It had a black plastic body with metal windup key and pushbutton switch. The head had a plastic base plate with a metal cap. It worked and I would have bought it if I had the money or maybe if I hadn't found that stamp plate. I think they wanted $45 for it.
First up, I found an aluminum 1970 Travel Tech in a leather snap case. It looks like it was never used as it still has the paper insert in place of the blade and the original blade package is unopened. It's pretty generic but the price was right and the razor condition was mint. The case is in bad shape though because the leather is splitting/breaking from dryness at the bends.
Next, I found a pack of NOS Gillette Super Stainless Blades. Again, unopened and the price was right.
Third, I found this at an Antique store in Roswell. It is a stamp plate of some sort so the writing is reversed. My guess it that it fits onto a printing press and was used for advertising in newspapers. This is by far my favorite find!
Finally, I found a Merkur 33C in excellent condition for an incredible price! I have a 34C and like it but this was worth it just for the different handle.
P.S. I also saw a cool gimmicky wind-up vibrating DE razor that looked like it would fit any 3 piece head. It had a black plastic body with metal windup key and pushbutton switch. The head had a plastic base plate with a metal cap. It worked and I would have bought it if I had the money or maybe if I hadn't found that stamp plate. I think they wanted $45 for it.
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