A very nice and larger than usual gentleman's travelling shaving/bathroom set in calf hide case,the small tin on top contains an unused American made 'Eveready' 1912 razor bought at the same time.
contents, would originally have been two hair brushes, a long clothes brush in one of the side centre pockets opposite is the long cylindrical toothbrush holder, the two tubes in the centre contained a shaving brush in one and shaving soap in the other, also a brown plastic comb and opposite would be a nail fine, the two containers next to the comb are one for a bar of soap the other chrome tin contains the 3 piece razor, the brown bakelite box shown contains a Darwin razor and is not original that is where the other brush would be.
both razors, one is a rather rare Sheffield made 'Darwin' and the other another Sheffield made open comb 'Gillette' copy, also shown is the apparently unused badger bristle shaving brush.
The Darwin bakelite box after cleaning/polishing.
The cap unscrews via the razors handle end allowing a blade to be fitted.
The nickel plated all brass 'Eveready' 1912 single edged razor.
This razor shaves beautifully.
A 'Two Tix' set found recently completely unused NOS.
Shaving soap still in it's gold foil, shaving brush and razor with 7 'o' clock blade in it's original case.
The Sheffield made razor built up.
A very recently found and unused English made Gillette 'Rocket' Twist To Open(TTO)
Front end shot, you twist the handle end which opens the head silo doors allowing a blade to be inserted for shaving.
A job lot bought cheaply off Ebay, the photo wasn't great but worth a bid as they were cheap and appeared to contain an Eveready 'Streamline' and an Eveready blade stropping machine, the left hand two...the three others are various incarnations of Eveready 1912's.
The 'Streamline'
in component form with an unused NOS single edged blade.
The stropping machine.
and with strop inserted.
Any idea what the foil wrapped shaving stick is?
ReplyDeleteHi Plot32, sadly it's unmarked but it does smell nice, given that the whole set appears unused I guess it's the original from the 1950's.
DeleteWould you be interested in selling the Darwin razor and case? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWould you be interested in selling the Darwin razor and case? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI sold it a while ago....got a very good price too!
ReplyDeleteThey are out there but quite rare to find one in any condition.
I sold it a while ago....got a very good price too!
ReplyDeleteThey are out there but quite rare to find one in any condition.