10-26-2023, 07:11 PM
(10-26-2023, 06:35 PM)RayR Wrote:(10-26-2023, 01:45 PM)Anchovie666 Wrote: Thursday Morning Vintage Hullabaloo
Received a few new Razors in the mail yesterday and lo and behold several Vintage but unused (like new) Valet SS Blades (Gillette co-branded). So I popped one in this morning and WHAM - a great shave.
Very similar to a modern Carbon blade but a bit toothier. Overall a fantastic result.
Valet Auto Strop VC1 (I beleive) Razor
Valet Stainless Blade - Vintage
Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary Soap
AP ShaveCo 25mm STF Knot Bronze Handle
Proraso Red Splash
Bleu de Chanel Aftershave Balma
Not a VC1, the VCI has the friction plate for inserting the blade. No swing open door, no key for the proprietary blade cutouts.
Can't see the details but it looks like a VC2, it's definitely a VC2 if it has swing open door and the solid bar for the strop guide in the back. The VB2 has the roller for the strop guide.
Was there a Stainless Blade ever made by Valet? Never heard of it. I thought Feather made the only stainless blade to fit the Autostrops requiring the blade cutouts.
Ok - yeah I should have known it was a VC2. The blade said "Rustless" which I took as Stainless. I mean it looks pretty damn good for the age. If it was Carbon I would think t would look worse for the wear. Although it did feel like a Carbon during the shave.
