Mental Floss brings us a brief history of shaving, including the item that ancient men shaved with shark’s teeth. I wonder if the barbers back then kept a selection. “Would you like the Great White today, sir, or I have a new arrival of Hammerhead I think you’d like.” Mental Floss mentions the fact that [...]

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Here we have a Gillette Super Speed Red Tip from 1957. This poor guy was part of a pair that were not getting any love on the ‘Bay. I took a chance on it, because I love Red Tips and I didn’t see any, oh, ‘structural damage’ as they’d say in Real Estate. This one [...]

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The last post about Fatboys got me in the razor mood. One thing I like to do on Ebay is pick up old razors that need some tender loving care, and give them a clean up. Here we have a Gillette Old Type with a ball end handle. The Old Type was Gillette’s original mass [...]

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