Thread: Straight razor shave in 1880?

Originally Posted by quicknicker

I recall reading that George Washington was a steadfast shaver- rarely missing a day. So at least some people went at it with regularity. I'm sure his razors, etc were the best available, and that for a good part of his recorded history, he lived at the apex of society. But he was a soldiers' soldier, leading from the front- and all the time clean- shaven.
I'll bet he would have paid dearly for one of my diamond paste strops, though.
Happy New Year All!

Ed
quicknicker

Yep....
Check LIVING HISTORY SHOP: Portfolio
If the link works most of the way down is a reproduction
of the Shaving Box used by George Washington that carried
seven daily straight razors in mahogany wood, silk lined.

So I bet they are tucked away some place....