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Here's a pic of a str8 a retired barber gave me & a brush I picked up from a pawn shop. The str8 is a 1/2" from Geneva cutlery co. Althofts Gold Seal. The brush looks like a Boots, made in England. I paid $6.00 for it, looks to be in good shape but not sure if it's a badger or not.
I have a starter set coming in from vintageblades but couldn't wait for it to arrive:D
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Congrats and welcom to the site :D
Welcome to the site. The Geneva Cutlery/Genco razors are nice ones, at least I really like the one I have and I've read enough other people who like their Gencos.
Thanks guys,
I've been lurking for a while, learning all I can about straights. Straights is about the only form of shaving I haven't tried, started out with a DE about 30 yeara ago & then electric (which I hated), cartidges for the last 20 or so.
Does anyone know anything about the Boots brush listed above?
Boots is a long standing high street Pharmacy chain in the UK. They sell all kinds of toiletries, but as far as I know they don't sell their own brand shaving brushes any more. I have no idea which company originally made the brushes for Boots either, sorry.
They have changed a lot over recent years, they sell very little in the way of old school shaving products. They have a few basic soaps, a couple of boar bristle brushes by Men-U, and a few own brand/Wilkinson DE razors, their main lines for shaving are of course the normal range of cr@p by Gillette/Wilkinson.
http://www.boots.com/
Still waiting for my new blade to come in, it's getting closer about 6hrs (UPS tracking) away but looks like they are waiting for more deliveries coming this way:mad:
I've tried the razor above a couple of times but don't think it is shave ready. Tried different angles & pressures but doesn't take much hair off:(
New blade should be in next week, just have to learn patience.
Keith
