Thread: Vintage Sealskin grooming kit

Was at a fleamarket the other day and they had an antique "sealskin" grooming kit I believe made by Gilette. Missing most of the stuff, but has 2 Ebony handled brushes, and is in decent shape. Should be able to fill it out with some of my other stuff and use it as a travel kit. Looks like this
Vintage Sealskin/Leather Men's Travel Grooming Kit - Wahoo - Bonanzle

I'll try to get pictures of mine up soon... Kind of interesting. Anyone seen these before?

I've never groomed a seal before. How often does seal skin need grooming?

Originally Posted by icedog

I've never groomed a seal before. How often does seal skin need grooming?

I gave up on grooming my seal, I mean its always in the pool, outta the pool, back in and so on all day and all nite. Itll drive ya crazy trying to keep that thing groomed!

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

I gave up on grooming my seal, I mean its always in the pool, outta the pool, back in and so on all day and all nite. Itll drive ya crazy trying to keep that thing groomed!

I figured as much. While I've never groomed one, my experiences with them have been more than a little frustrating. Like you said with the pool, then it's the damned horns and then they want to play catch. They always smell like fish, even right after a bath. Sliding around, splashing water. Fuggettaboutit!

And then theres the incessant barking and fin clapping! Arf! Arf! Im hungry, Arf Arf I gotta crap, Arf Arf Arf, jeez, it just never ends!

well that took an unexpected turn!
Apparently Sealskin is a waterproof leather (makes sense, since seals live in the water..). Much granier than typical cowhide... except I'm not sure if the case is Sealskin or the lining.. assuming the case since that's where the sealskin stamp is..

How can it be unexpected with this group. Your title is Sealskin Grooming Kit; ergo a kit to groom sealskin.

Hopefully it was clubbed legally.

I said unexpected, not surprising!
I doubt they cared too much about legal clubbing when this kit was made...

Talk about clubbing seals. I've been clubbing with some fairly unkempt seals. When I was stationed at the New London Sub Base I was hanging at the Marine Corps bar (the "Marbar") with some Sea Bees and a couple Seals turned the club pretty much inside out.

Now don't you wish you'd had a seal grooming kit?? Although, it would depend on how old they were, since mine is after all a "vintage" sealskin kit... wouldn't work on younger ones...