Vintage Yardley

[Mr. Scruffy]

I found a bowl of Yardley SS last fall and I decided to use it today.

Bowl is in decent shape

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Yardley name is still visible on the puck

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Loaded brush

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30 seconds of face lathering

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1 minute of face lathering

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Very faint scent left in the puck, but it made a decent lather that was very slick and provided a good cushion for today's str8 shave. It performed as well as Tabac, but not quite as well as DR Harris. Maybe it will improve as I get into the deeper layers.

Tomorrow I break out the vintage Old Spice puck and mug.

 

[Prince]

And.......?

 

[thirdeye]

And.......?

yeah.....and?????

 

[Mr. Scruffy]

sorry guys... I hit "post" instead of "preview"

try it now

 

[thirdeye]

Very nice...!!!!!

 

[Straight Arrow]

Nice pictures. Great soap too. You are lucky to have some.

 

[alabamalawyer]

Nice find and an excellent performer.

 

[heirkb]

I tried my NOS Yardley stick and I feel somewhat similarly to you. It didn't amaze me like it did everyone else. I'm hoping it gets better soon

 

[bythbook]

I tried my NOS Yardley stick and I feel somewhat similarly to you. It didn't amaze me like it did everyone else. I'm hoping it gets better soon

you must be doing something wrong. Or you're not suggestible - or you are not susceptible to placebos.

My yardley soaps - bowl & shave stick - are the best soaps I've ever used.


Really.

Seriously.

I mean it.

Honest.

 

[bythbook]

you must be doing something wrong. Or you're not suggestible - or you are not susceptible to placebos.

My yardley soaps - bowl & shave stick - are the best soaps I've ever used.


Really.

Seriously.

I mean it.

Honest.

I'm not kidding!

 

[bythbook]

I'm not kidding!

...and I forgot to mention - if either of you, Mr. Scruffy & herr heirkb want to give up your Yardleys... well, you know where to find me!

 

[coolbluewater]

Nice score. It'll get better and better once you get past the top harder layer.

 

[SliceOfLife]

I'd love to hear your thoughts on Yard vs. OS. Old spice pucks have doubled in price on eBay in the past 3 weeks (Mug + puck just ended for over $40 shipped). If this keeps up, soon it will be as expensive as Yardley.

 

[texquill]

I'd love to hear your thoughts on Yard vs. OS.

Coincidentally, I shaved with OS yesterday and Yardley this morning. IMO, although both worked quite well, Yardley is superior to OS in terms of developing a slick lather in a hurry. I prefer the OS scent; however, it could be that the OS was stored in a better environment for the past 20 years!

Old spice pucks have doubled in price on eBay in the past 3 weeks (Mug + puck just ended for over $40 shipped). If this keeps up, soon it will be as expensive as Yardley.

If the new pricing your report holds, I may be able to fund my retirement solely with the 40 - 50 NOS pucks of OS I've accumulated over the years!

 

[richmondesi]

Coincidentally, I shaved with OS yesterday and Yardley this morning. IMO, although both worked quite well, Yardley is superior to OS in terms of developing a slick lather in a hurry. I prefer the OS scent; however, it could be that the OS was stored in a better environment for the past 20 years!




If the new pricing your report holds, I may be able to fund my retirement solely with the 40 - 50 NOS pucks of OS I've accumulated over the years!

You could likely fund your retirement with that Old Spice spice rack you have too

 

[texquill]

You could likely fund your retirement with that Old Spice spice rack you have too

Paul, the only three things in my life tht I wouldn't sell for any price are my wife, my grandsons, and the Old Spice Spice rack!

 

[richmondesi]

Paul, the only three things in my life tht I wouldn't sell for any price are my wife, my grandsons, and the Old Spice Spice rack!

How many of those do you think there are in existence? I've never seen another one (and I've looked for them )... sorry Harry

 

[texquill]

How many of those do you think there are in existence? I've never seen another one (and I've looked for them )... sorry Harry

Yes, Harry - my apologies also. Thank goodness, hijacking a thread isn't yet a Federal offense !

Paul, there's at least one other. Creighton Fricek (cr8on.com) owns it - or he did own it a few years ago. My guess is that they were made up by Shulton as a spiff for their salesmen, so there may have been several handed out. And, probably, when the salemen's kids were cleaning out Mom and Dad's houses after the funeral, the observaton was made, "Naw, Goodwill wouldn't take this stupid thing - just throw it in the trash!"

 

[SliceOfLife]

That is nice.

If you really want one, a skilled carpenter could easily craft you a forgery I'm sure.


Sorry, I meant "replica"





I've managed to pick up two pucks by snagging used ones with less than stellar pictures. But even at $20 a puck, the new pucks were too pricey for me. At $36.XX + shipping? Way too pricy IMHO. Colgate pucks seem to still be ~$10 at best... are they inferior to O/S? I've not gotten a chance to try one.

 

[MrGuy]

One of my near by antique stores has a puck of old looking Colgate, (no bar code). I keep telling myself I should pick it up, along with another vintage Williams puck they have. Although, at $3.50 each, that's a lot more than I paid for my last two pucks of Old Spice.. mugs included