silverclaws
Senior Retro Guru
Retro, I wondered why retro, what is so good about retro and why it is so ''in'' these days and then I remembered why most of my stuff is retro, it was built to last, simple and cheap to buy in this modern age.
But I understand it is also a fashion statement for some, but being a fashion statement, the fashionistas will lose interest at some point as they move onto the next following, but I fear their passing will change the second hand junk market forever.
But what do you use regularly that is retro in lieu of a modern implement and why ?
To start off, I will start with what I should be doing at the start of each day, but seems to have devolved into a when I can be bothered scenario ; shaving, I use two razors for shaving, a 1930's German Solingen open razor ;
http://www.taylors1000.com/ebay_pages_3 ... ront2b.jpg
a couple of times a week and a 1950's Rolls Viceroy hand cranked dry shaver in between, ( as that is all it can handle - short stubble, so good for the five o'clock shadow) ;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VICEROY-DRY-S ... 2a1e27fd0b
(oh and the example shown above is not complete).
I also have various other Rolls razors, the Viscount and various models of the Imperial including a NOS Viscount traveller and one of the earliest Imperials from the beginning of the twentieth century, silver plated pebble patterned decoration and currently not working, although all the other ones are in full working order.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/h ... zor-06.jpg (Viscount traveller aka DeLuxe 'E', WW2 era aluminium model))
http://www.stropper.com/home/stropper_v ... =&select6= ( Imperial No.3 and in my opinion, the best of the Imperial range )
But some info on the things if anyone is interested ;
http://www.shaveworld.org/home/images/RollsPage2.html
Why I use these things, well, they cost nothing to use, no expensive replacement blades to chuck in the bin after a few shaves, and they last, built to last, but still need care, obvious with the cut throat and the Viceroy, well all that needs is a few drops of 3 in 1 now and again and the debris brushing out of the scissor action head.
There is also something else, especially with the open razor, and that is the practice of an art mostly forgotten these days, as using an open razor can be a very satisfying ritual and a superior shave. Oh and the Rolls razors taught me how to use the open razor.
But I understand it is also a fashion statement for some, but being a fashion statement, the fashionistas will lose interest at some point as they move onto the next following, but I fear their passing will change the second hand junk market forever.
But what do you use regularly that is retro in lieu of a modern implement and why ?
To start off, I will start with what I should be doing at the start of each day, but seems to have devolved into a when I can be bothered scenario ; shaving, I use two razors for shaving, a 1930's German Solingen open razor ;
http://www.taylors1000.com/ebay_pages_3 ... ront2b.jpg
a couple of times a week and a 1950's Rolls Viceroy hand cranked dry shaver in between, ( as that is all it can handle - short stubble, so good for the five o'clock shadow) ;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VICEROY-DRY-S ... 2a1e27fd0b
(oh and the example shown above is not complete).
I also have various other Rolls razors, the Viscount and various models of the Imperial including a NOS Viscount traveller and one of the earliest Imperials from the beginning of the twentieth century, silver plated pebble patterned decoration and currently not working, although all the other ones are in full working order.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/h ... zor-06.jpg (Viscount traveller aka DeLuxe 'E', WW2 era aluminium model))
http://www.stropper.com/home/stropper_v ... =&select6= ( Imperial No.3 and in my opinion, the best of the Imperial range )
But some info on the things if anyone is interested ;
http://www.shaveworld.org/home/images/RollsPage2.html
Why I use these things, well, they cost nothing to use, no expensive replacement blades to chuck in the bin after a few shaves, and they last, built to last, but still need care, obvious with the cut throat and the Viceroy, well all that needs is a few drops of 3 in 1 now and again and the debris brushing out of the scissor action head.
There is also something else, especially with the open razor, and that is the practice of an art mostly forgotten these days, as using an open razor can be a very satisfying ritual and a superior shave. Oh and the Rolls razors taught me how to use the open razor.
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