August 2017 Acquisition Thread

[Greenpike]

Because eBay doesn't follow dumb European laws about aftershave exporting. Sooooooo happy. Love this amazing green scent. I of course have just ordered the original from Poland too.

 

[TomG]

Because eBay doesn't follow dumb European laws about aftershave exporting. Sooooooo happy. Love this amazing green scent. I of course have just ordered the original from Poland too.

Good work - it deserves to be called a classic.

 

[nav1]

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Postscript: The shipping container isn't for my shaving gear..........yet.

 

[Director]

A shaving shelf unit.
(First person who says I need to fill all the gaps gets to pay for the divorce lawyers. )

 

[Ferret619]

Slim arrived

 

[RustyBlade]

A shaving shelf unit.
(First person who says I need to fill all the gaps gets to pay for the divorce lawyers. )

What's the second brush in from left please? Looks familiar.

 

[Director]

It's one I got off Aliexpress that someone here linked me to (haven't tried it yet).

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Fas...-animal-hair-shaving-brushes/32818927909.html

 

[bald as]

First person who says I need to fill all the gaps gets to pay for the divorce lawyers.

I think the word is pre-allocated storage.

 

[borked]

Because eBay doesn't follow dumb European laws about aftershave exporting. Sooooooo happy. Love this amazing green scent. I of course have just ordered the original from Poland too.

Grab the Swiss version too if you can, great scent as well.

As for me, thanks to a generous Re-PIF from @Director , I've a Czech and Speake - Oxford and Cambridge puck.
Genuinely curious about its performance, in particular now that I know how enticing #88 scent profile is!

 

[Sticky]

A new Star in the SE stable

 

[bald as]

And a nice shiny, twinkly one at that. Is that a "lather catcher" of some type??

 

[littleaussiebleeder]

Very pretty indeed! If you didn't want to shave with it, it would at least give you some reading matter! I assume it uses Gem blades?

 

[Ferret619]

Very pretty indeed! If you didn't want to shave with it, it would at least give you some reading matter! I assume it uses Gem blades?

I think it would take the wedge blades one must care for

 

[Sticky]

And a nice shiny, twinkly one at that. Is that a "lather catcher" of some type??

Indeed it is a lather catcher. Kampfe bros, Star. A 1902 I believe. It can supposedly hold a modern Gem blade without any alteration, which is great, though it came with original wedge.

 

[Snooze]

A new Star in the SE stable

Very nice score @Sticky ! Look forward to the report when you fire it up!

 

[Ross]

A visit to Taylor Of Old Bond Street shop walked out with 4 shave creams and 1 balm ,great staff, one has family in Perth, was like a kid in a candy store .Great restraint only buy what I did, considering Polish Air lost my travaling shave gear along with our luggage 10 days ago and is still MIA

 

[littleaussiebleeder]

I think it would take the wedge blades one must care for

I stand corrected! The thing sure is a work of art, though! I might just have another go with my Gem in the morning! I haven't had and cuts or nicks for quite a while so the reserves are up.

 

[Sticky]

I stand corrected! The thing sure is a work of art, though! I might just have another go with my Gem in the morning! I haven't had and cuts or nicks for quite a while so the reserves are up.

I can't imagine it will become a daily driver but I have seen that you can use an unmodified Gem blade, though I have yet too try one in it
You should get that Gem out. I will be trying this out tomorrow, maybe we will both see some blood

 

[Ferret619]

Indeed it is a lather catcher. Kampfe bros, Star. A 1902 I believe. It can supposedly hold a modern Gem blade without any alteration, which is great, though it came with original wedge.

I can't imagine it will become a daily driver but I have seen that you can use an unmodified Gem blade, though I have yet too try one in it
You should get that Gem out. I will be trying this out tomorrow, maybe we will both see some blood

let us know how that goes, very keen to know if it works

 

[Sticky]

let us know how that goes, very keen to know if it works

I'm looking forward to trying it out. Stay tuned to SOTD tomorrow