A Safety Razor Compendium: The Book
A Safety Razor Compendium: The Book

Author: Robert K. Waits

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 611

ISBN-13: 1312293535

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A Book for Safety Razor Collectors -- This book is a black and white version of a color digital edition, first published in 2005 as a limited edition CD-ROM. There are over 1300 entries including pictures of safety razors, advertisements, and patents. Alphabetical entries are organized by razor trademark or trade name. Separate sections cover the major manufacturers: AutoStrop, Durham-Duplex, Gillette, Kampfe Bros., Rolls, Schick, razors of the USSR, Wilkinson, plus the American Safety Razor brands, Ever-Ready, Gem and Star, followed by a sampling safety razor related collectibles. A U.S. Patent List includes an illustration from each of the safety razor related patents issued prior to 1905. Lastly is a Bibliography of sources.

Before Gillette
Before Gillette

Author: Robert K. Waits

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0557059100

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A book for the barberiana collector or anyone curious about the history of safety razors before Mr. Gillette's invention. The stories of inventors and patents, plus numerous photographs of collectible safe shaving devices. Index.

Old School Shaving
Old School Shaving

Author: Mike Albid

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-04-26

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781499281873

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A detailed account of everything you need to know about old school shaving whether that be safety razor shaving or straight razor shaving. The book also explains the tools you will need to sharpen your straight razor, how to sharpen it, how to buy and use shaving brushes, shaving soaps and what an alum bloc is and why you might prefer it to after shave lotion/balm.