Williams Mug Shave Soap Williams Wednesday shave.

[Wchnu]

You could have slipped the blooming..... The soap would have worked just as good. But on that note I am glad you now know the joys of Vintage Williams!!! Welcome to that show!!!

Thanks, Fuzzy.
I wasn't sure what I really needed to do for the old puck. So, I just did what I thought seemed logical. I had read threads about grating the soap and adding boiling water, then letting it dry for 4-5 days (some added menthol crystals). All of this was to rehydrate the soap. I didn't want to do that just yet, but I felt I probably needed to do something. Perhaps I was mistaken.

It really is a great performing soap, and from what I could tell from my short research, this puck probably dates as far back as the 1950's to early 60's. The price circle has the 19 cents stamped in the middle and also on the front of the box is another price of 5 cents handwritten. The puck inside was wrapped in a paper Aqua Velva advertisement.

On another note, I still have the puck of Colgate Shaving Mug soap that I have not used yet. I may try using it without blooming first and see how it goes. Its box has a barcode on it so I know it is newer than this puck of vintage Williams.

Yes try it without blooming. I think you will find the Colgate as good almost as the Wlliams!!