Thread: was greatgranfather a smart man

well found more pics of my great grandfather. in all the pics so far he has had a beard. evan though i have 5 of his razors i wonder if he thought it was better to grow a beard than to shave with a straight razor.lol
well my grandfather is also in that pic and his brother and they are cleaned shaven. so i guess he just like a beard. still waiting for a few supplys till i use his razors. here`s a pic of him from 1900.

Vanity has always been a priority for humans. I'm guessing that he thought he looked better with a beard. I think it suits him too.
If I grew a beard I'd look like the village idiot, which is where the straight razor comes in.
Thanks for the pic. It's great to see these kinds of photos. The thing that always impresses me is their posture. One of my pursuits requires good posture so I have invested many hours in working on it - but they seemed to do it naturally.

I recently shaved my Goatee and Mo off, just to see what I looked liked. It was only after I did it that I remembered I looked like an idiot clean shaven. The straight razor just helps keep it from going too far the other way. I look like another kind of idiot with a full beard.

I think the posture is because of those bloody straight backed chairs, and the fact that even if you try to use one to lean on, it prevents you from slouching.


Mick

here is another cool pic. not sure if there are any family members in it, it was with other photo`s we have.

Originally Posted by MickR

I think the posture is because of those bloody straight backed chairs, and the fact that even if you try to use one to lean on, it prevents you from slouching.


Mick

The interesting thing is they understood the relationship between head, neck and shoulders. These days we don't. If anyone finds it intriguing I'd suggest reading or at least looking at old comics or illustrations because they kind of exaggerate it. Sherlock Holmes is a good one. Once you cultivate the sense life improves so much.

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

The interesting thing is they understood the relationship between head, neck and shoulders. These days we don't. If anyone finds it intriguing I'd suggest reading or at least looking at old comics or illustrations because they kind of exaggerate it. Sherlock Holmes is a good one. Once you cultivate the sense life improves so much.

I'm not going to question anything you say about posture, because alas, I don't understand the relationship between my head, neck and shoulders. I just concern myself with keeping them all attached to each other while I walk along and stare at my boots.


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

I walk along and stare at my boots.

big mistake - the way to understand the relationship is by sitting motionless and staring at the wall. i'm getting there.

the few pictures i remember of my greatgradnfathers they're clean shaven. may be because they're from more modern times. although one of them is from one of the many wars around late 1800s early 1900s, my grandfather's clean shaven, standing with saber out (he was in the cavalry and loved telling me bloody stories how he cut off limbs and heads - i 7 when he died, so that may explain my current condition and the wall)

Aw come on, Mick. Show us a picture of the "clean-shaven
idiot." HAR!

More on topic....In the early days of portrait photography,
the "film speed" was very low, which required what we
now call a "time exposure".

In order to prevent movement in such a long exposure,
studio photographers often used "braces" to get folks to
hold still. These consisted of rigid supports for the head
and shoulders, but these devices were designed to NOT
be visible in the final portrait.

Therefore, most folks look "stiff" in early portrait photos.

The good old days.....

Originally Posted by PaulKidd

Aw come on, Mick. Show us a picture of the "clean-shaven
idiot." HAR!...

The shame of it all prevented any pictures being taken, and stopped the razors blade at the edge of the tan line that marked the loss, like a head stone starkly marks a lone grave on a hilltop.


Mick