Quote Originally Posted by v76 View Post
Actually... the link posted by Kees on that French book from 1770 said that England steel was good looking and shiny but wasn't on par, shave quality-wise with most other well known brands. But then, that was 1770.

Here's the link La pogonotomie, ou L'art d'apprendre ... - Google Boeken

I'll try to translate that bit soon...

Link to the thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/gener...-soi-meme.html
Not only was it 1770, but the French weren't over-fond of the English then, either...

Regards,
Neil