October 2022 SHAVING Acquisitions

[Wilkshire13]

Gee, that would create a conflict …

@alfredus or @Monsta_AU might have to ban me!!

Surely a written warning first

 

[Mark1966]

In the meantime though ...

Some auction wins and some loaners

Thanks to @Ozwhisker at Artisan Arcade and VSHOD who were very generous again!!!

 

[MrT]

I've acquired a bunch of things this month. You'll see some of them in due course, but this is one thing I'll share.

It's a slim twist/Knack. Date code on razor is W3 (1976) and date code on blades is W4.

I've never seen one of these before. @Mark1966 hasn't either. So it could be a fake, or a case from later in the 80s or 90s... but the Gillette logo and font are representative of the 70s, so that checks out.

It's in perfect condition. It looks like new-old stock actually. Not a scratch on anything.

It has a little tab to hold the blade case, and also the razor. It's good actually, because the tab is slightly bigger than the razor width, so it should hold other razors not just a slim twist.

If anyone has any info on this, I'd be super appreciative!

 

[Holiday]

I've acquired a bunch of things this month. You'll see some of them in due course, but this is one thing I'll share.

It's a slim twist/Knack. Date code on razor is W3 (1976) and date code on blades is W4.

I've never seen one of these before. @Mark1966 hasn't either. So it could be a fake, or a case from later in the 80s or 90s... but the Gillette logo and font are representative of the 70s, so that checks out.

It's in perfect condition. It looks like new-old stock actually. Not a scratch on anything.

It has a little tab to hold the blade case, and also the razor. It's good actually, because the tab is slightly bigger than the razor width, so it should hold other razors not just a slim twist.

If anyone has any info on this, I'd be super appreciative!

Similar case - Japanese maybe?

銘刀 Gillette Platinum-Plus 品 髭剃り カミソリ 専用ケース付き Gillette JAPAN「中古」の落札価格｜その他｜Yahoo!オークション(旧ヤフオク!) 落札相場- オークファン（aucfan.com）

銘刀 Gillette Platinum-Plus 品 髭剃り カミソリ 専用ケース付き Gillette JAPAN(Yahoo!オークション(旧ヤフオク!) )は3件の入札を集めて、2022/02/02 22:22に落札されました。

aucview.aucfan.com

 

[MrT]

Similar case - Japanese maybe?

銘刀 Gillette Platinum-Plus 品 髭剃り カミソリ 専用ケース付き Gillette JAPAN「中古」の落札価格｜その他｜Yahoo!オークション(旧ヤフオク!) 落札相場- オークファン（aucfan.com）

銘刀 Gillette Platinum-Plus 品 髭剃り カミソリ 専用ケース付き Gillette JAPAN(Yahoo!オークション(旧ヤフオク!) )は3件の入札を集めて、2022/02/02 22:22に落札されました。

aucview.aucfan.com

Yeah, similar. And that’s a 1975, so right in the same time period. Thanks!

 

[MrT]

Yeah, similar. And that’s a 1975, so right in the same time period. Thanks!

Having said that, the blades are Australian, as they have that printed on them. So definitely same period, but I assume it’s Aussie.

 

[Kevy]

Thank you @TroyTools for a very, very high quality brush. Dense and look forward to getting to know it better. I suspect it will do better foaming using a bowl than on the cheeks. Why would I buy a Paladin brush when we get this quality here!

This one replaced the Charity brush from a few years ago. Arrived the same time as the Film Edition titanium 0.5mm head.

 

[Ebonysw45]

 

[StratMan]

26mm G7 DS cosmetics brush / handle
24mm 'Soft' not sure on this name but its called soft on the site and its hand made which came highly recommended to me

Just got to set these knots

 

[Nanook]

Ordered 4 months ago from Canada. This one was given up for lost 2 months ago only to have it arrive yesterday out of the blue.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Ordered 4 months ago from Canada. This one was given up for lost 2 months ago only to have it arrive yesterday out of the blue.

 

[tathra11]

Ordered 4 months ago from Canada. This one was given up for lost 2 months ago only to have it arrive yesterday out of the blue.

Jeez, I want that brush.

 

[Gargravarr]

Ordered 4 months ago from Canada. This one was given up for lost 2 months ago only to have it arrive yesterday out of the blue.

Yippee! What a beauty

 

[Holiday]

Ordered 4 months ago from Canada. This one was given up for lost 2 months ago only to have it arrive yesterday out of the blue.

Congratulations, she's a beauty and very fortunate for it to have arrived eventually

 

[StratMan]

Ordered 4 months ago from Canada. This one was given up for lost 2 months ago only to have it arrive yesterday out of the blue.

absolutely gorgeous brush

 

[Rabid Badger]

I've been wanting to try Salt Lake Soaps for a while.

 

[SpeedyPC]

I've been wanting to try Salt Lake Soaps for a while.

What’s Fifty Shades smells like? Middle aged old farts maybe?

 

[StratMan]

had to complete the set of Cheshire, such a nice scent.. earl grey tea all the way.. and a lovely gift from vshod, looking forward to trying the pre-shave oil

 

[neongas]

Thanks to @TomG for parting with this. Very lovely in hand.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Mail called today