This auction caught my attention:
In particular, the upper left pack of Wilkinsons appeared to be on a trimmed "Light Brigade" card, and never having tried "The Blade" of legend, I tossed a nice little opening bid. I like vintage Wilkies, after all, so that little stack of them looked like a good get to me. The Tomac blades appeared to have mild curio value, and I'm a huge fan of current Personna Med blades, so I found the vintage stainless box intriguing, too.Then I left town for the week. A couple of bidders nibbled a little, but my initial bid held, and I won the lot for $20 and change, shipped. I got home last night and started unwrapping the package. Sure enough, I've got some Light Brigades now...but on further examination it was the Personnas that took my breath away.
As I pulled open the glue on the slick cardstock envelope, I encountered the BIG REVEAL:
After I recovered my sanity, I counted the box: 105. I just used one of these for the whole month of February (25 shaves and ready for more). That's 8.75 years of shaving. Of course, if I hadn't made this score I might have won the Mega Millions lottery...but somehow, I'm not disappointed.
In particular, the upper left pack of Wilkinsons appeared to be on a trimmed "Light Brigade" card, and never having tried "The Blade" of legend, I tossed a nice little opening bid. I like vintage Wilkies, after all, so that little stack of them looked like a good get to me. The Tomac blades appeared to have mild curio value, and I'm a huge fan of current Personna Med blades, so I found the vintage stainless box intriguing, too.Then I left town for the week. A couple of bidders nibbled a little, but my initial bid held, and I won the lot for $20 and change, shipped. I got home last night and started unwrapping the package. Sure enough, I've got some Light Brigades now...but on further examination it was the Personnas that took my breath away.
As I pulled open the glue on the slick cardstock envelope, I encountered the BIG REVEAL:
After I recovered my sanity, I counted the box: 105. I just used one of these for the whole month of February (25 shaves and ready for more). That's 8.75 years of shaving. Of course, if I hadn't made this score I might have won the Mega Millions lottery...but somehow, I'm not disappointed.