Thread: The Gentleman's Set

Originally Posted by Tjh

Good LORD, that is amazing. I'm so jealous right now...just WOW. Where did you find it?

It was a private deal I'd been working on for about 6 months.

Originally Posted by tintin

What is that pair of little metal things Zach ?

I assume you mean the weird-looking metal tools strapped in over on the right side of the main panel?

Those are boot-pull multi-tools. One has a (broken) buttonhook, the other has a sort of specialized punch to help lace things up. They unfold and offer sturdy bars with a hook on the end that you can use to pull your boots on.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

I assume you mean the weird-looking metal tools strapped in over on the right side of the main panel?

Those are boot-pull multi-tools. One has a (broken) buttonhook, the other has a sort of specialized punch to help lace things up. They unfold and offer sturdy bars with a hook on the end that you can use to pull your boots on.

Wow they thought of everything! this is probably a good question for another post but: I wonder what would be included in a gentlemans kit of today?

Originally Posted by tintin

Wow they thought of everything! this is probably a good question for another post but: I wonder what would be included in a gentlemans kit of today?

Hmm. I mean that has so much stuff, so if you wanna go all out then...

1. A DE, ofc.
2. Brush and some kinda of shaving soap/cream in a refillable tin.
3. A "Desktop Charger", u know one of those things with multiple charging ports? I'd say to be useful to everyone at least 60W, and 3 ports. Hopefully at least one port is USB-c
4. 2 USB charging cables with magnetically attached interchangable ends (USB C, and lightning). Obviously in a braided and in a leather pouch.
5. Small Swiss army tool.
6. OH OFC, embedded into the all wood box itself (and ofc removable if you want) is a 20Ah portable battery.
I'm sure there's more stuff. You know what, let's get some ideas out there and make this a reality!!

Originally Posted by Tjh

Hmm. I mean that has so much stuff, so if you wanna go all out then...

1. A DE, ofc.
2. Brush and some kinda of shaving soap/cream in a refillable tin.
3. A "Desktop Charger", u know one of those things with multiple charging ports? I'd say to be useful to everyone at least 60W, and 3 ports. Hopefully at least one port is USB-c
4. 2 USB charging cables with magnetically attached interchangable ends (USB C, and lightning). Obviously in a braided and in a leather pouch.
5. Small Swiss army tool.
6. OH OFC, embedded into the all wood box itself (and ofc removable if you want) is a 20Ah portable battery.
I'm sure there's more stuff. You know what, let's get some ideas out there and make this a reality!!

I started a thread here!

Just received this marvelous ivory pined 7-day set from Marshes & Shepherd.

All the blades are really neat. Some work to do on the box, but it is my nicest 7-day set catch so far !

Wow! that is quite the set, congrats!

Beautiful set.. incredible find!

Sweet, grab.!!

Shepherd, pair with tortoise-shell handles and silver tip. standard blade 6/8 " and moustache razor 5/8". Oak case,

seven days Aubril c.1820, France.

The blades are13/16" at tip with 5,7mm thickness and 5/8" at the heel with 4mm thickness, thickness that is further reduced up to 2mm of the shank.
Regular geometries that in sharpening give a particularly thin wire with 1 tape (o,15mm) to protect the back.
The curved shape is particularly high performance in shaving.


Joseph Aubril at 139 Palais Royal, a hairdresser, inventor and retailer of cutlery industry of the July Monarchy (1830-1848), he is a cutler of Mrs la Dauphine during the Restoration (1814-1830).
He seems to have been active from 1815s to 1850.
Had a patent in 1822 for the "Eau balsamique stomophélime" a cosmetic water, intended to preserve the teeth & gums and also had a patent in 1840 for the "Pâte Aubril"an abrasive powder for sharpening razors, lancets and other cutting tools and another patent in 1839 for a razor with the blade in glass, never entered in production.
Author of the book"Essai sur la barbe et sur l'art de se raser" (Paris 1860) in which shows his way to sharpen on the strop.

before




after restoration
Case repainted with natural shellac, mirror restored with an antique mirror, clean and lapped blades on 3M Trizact™ belts and 20cm wheel, bone handles with reconstruction of missing parts and fracture consolidation.