SOTD - January 2021

[mlb 549]

Razorock ECO, Williams Mug Soap, Semogue Owners Club badger brush, Florida Water !! I got into my Christmas loot my lovely bride put into my stocking-----24 modern Williams and 5 vintage Williams!!! Set for life, I have around 80 pucks of Williams and 19 are vintage.

[Jayaruh]

This evening, I decided to do an experiment with a 1930s shave stick that I got in a TSD raffle a few years back. I got two of these sticks, and at the time, I removed the deteriorating coverings and replaced them with aluminum foil. They have been gracing my counter ever since. I decided to give one a go. I put one in some water and let it soak for a good while hoping to rejuvenate it some. Long story short, it did not lather well at all. However, it did give me some slickness that I decided to take advantage of. I did a one pass shave with it and got a pretty good shave. Here is the proof.

[120inna55]

Ariana & Evans | Strawberry Fields
APShaveCo. Elegant Emerald | SynBad 24mm
Durham-Enders | Enders Speed Shaver | Schick Proline B-20

[Jayaruh]

Friday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Barbasol Original Shaving Cream
Burma Shave Boar
Schick L
Personna Injector
CWR
Barbasol AS

The Barbasol Original Shaving Cream was applied with the Burma Shave Boar. One pass and touch ups with the Schick L with a Personna Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

[GAW9576]

06/01/21
Vintage Month Razor #06
Pre: Shower
Brush: Vintage Vulfix service #3 1950's
Soap: Vintage GIBBS 1950's
Razor: Ever Ready 1912 Peerless, 1951
Blade: GEM PTFE S/S (8)
Post shave: Cold water Rinse, TC's infused Witch Hazel
Balm: Barts Balm Lime Balm & Lotion
Aftershave: Vintage Ferd. Mülhens Vintage 4711 EDC

I over did it with the amount of cream i put in the bowl and was rewarded with copious amounts of wonderful creamy slickness for todays shave.
3 passes for an easy comfortable BBS finish.
The Barts Lime post shave, i find, matches the 4711 really well, sadly, the little bottle of Vintage 4711 is coming to an end, thankfully i have about another 4 or 5 to go at  .

I really enjoy all the variants of 1912 I have. I'm curious what differentiates the Peerless from other 1912s. I thought it was a handle pattern. However I must be mistaken as that roazor has a different pattern than the one I thought it was.

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I had a fantastic shave with 2 new to me razors yesterday but was having internet issues so I didn't get around to posting it till now.
I used a 5th use Gem SS PTFE in both razors.
Razor #1 Gem Damaskeen OC. WOW this razor is wonderful. Very Efficient and still very smooth. Several days growth were knocked down to SAS on the first pass were I used the OC Dammy. I did another pass and a half to get a very close shave.
Razor #2 was used a little here and there to try it out and it did not disappoint. I'll have to do a full shave with it soon. On initial use it seems very efficient and smooth but not quite as efficient as the OC Dammy.
I did get a little irritation on the sides of my Adams apple were the skin was already not exactly happy. However for me that has been par for the with any razor I've used when going for a very close shave.

   

[mlb 549]

Razorock ECO, Williams Mug Soap, Jayaruh 304 Big Boar brush, Clubman Special Reserve AS!

[Tony'schin]

I really enjoy all the variants of 1912 I have. I'm curious what differentiates the Peerless from other 1912s. I thought it was a handle pattern. However I must be mistaken as that roazor has a different pattern than the one I thought it was.

I have to be honest and say I am not sure of the difference as it was pointed out as a peerless by a knowledgeable member on another forum, he stated it was the handle that made it a peerless.
I will try to find the thread with the reasoning.
I stand to be corrected any time.
Cheers
T
Update:
I bought 2 NOS ER 1912's and somehow put the wrong razor in the wrong packaging, the other is a Bathroom set. I ID'd this one as the bathroom in a SOTD and was corrected, I then checked the sale photos which bore out the reasoning, I believe these are Brit Peerless handles.
Again I am open to any help on putting this right.

[GAW9576]

My apologies. I just looked closer at your photo. That is in fact the handle I thought was the Peerless.
I have one also.
So as far as you know the head is the same as any othe Made in England 1912?

   

[Tony'schin]

My apologies. I just looked closer at your photo. That is in fact the handle I thought was the Peerless.
I have one also.
So as far as you know the head is the same as any othe Made in England 1912?

That is what i have been led to believe.
I checked out TOST2 and it seems this is the case.
There is quite a few photos and some good info on there.

[mlb 549]

Razorock ECO, Vintage Williams Mug Soap, Jayaruh 304 big boar, Clubman Classic Vanilla AS!!