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Straight Arrow
08-02-2007, 09:41 PM
Lately I've been getting fantastic shaves from vintage UK Wilkinson blades. My brother showed up at my house with a bag full, around 50 blades, unopened in the original blister packs. He found them at the annual church rummage sale. If you ever see any of these, grab 'em. They slice whiskers like a hot knife going through warm Velveeta.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1291/832277501_520eaf0ee1.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1233/832277791_1c72026e9d.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1108/832277325_b1a566bf1c.jpg?v=0
Queen of Blades
08-02-2007, 09:56 PM
Very cool!!
IsaacRN
08-03-2007, 03:09 PM
That looks nice ;)
TraderJoe
08-05-2007, 12:43 AM
Rich, you are officially the King of Vintage shave stuff.

Alpine Menthol in a glass bottle
Williams Aqua Velva (older than dirt version :happy001 )
OLD Wilkinson's

What else you got? :D
Straight Arrow
08-05-2007, 07:14 AM
Rich, you are officially the King of Vintage shave stuff.

Alpine Menthol in a glass bottle
Williams Aqua Velva (older than dirt version :happy001 )
OLD Wilkinson's

What else you got? :D


More to come!
TraderJoe
08-05-2007, 11:27 AM
More to come!

Sweet :drool
jbcohen
08-10-2007, 10:13 AM
Do you find that vintage blades work equally as well as modern blades, not as well as their modern counterparts or better than the modern ones?
Scorpio
08-10-2007, 11:58 AM
I really like those red X's

Raf
Straight Arrow
08-10-2007, 08:55 PM
Do you find that vintage blades work equally as well as modern blades, not as well as their modern counterparts or better than the modern ones?

Vintage stainless blades which have been properly stored are still very usable. Carbon steel blades on the other hand, do not age well. The Wilkinsons pictured above shave dramatically better than the modern German Wilkinsons in my experience.