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  1. Danie @[email protected] ·

    An original Gillette Fatboy D4 safety razor circa 1958 sells for R2,450 ($155) in South Africa today

    I still have my dad's old Gillette Fatboy razor, which he would have been using in the 1960's. I cleaned it up and have shaved a few times with it, as of course as safety razor shavers around the world know, today's DE blades still fit perfectly well. A safety razor is built to last multiple generations. Try that with today's cartridge razors - you won't find blades for them in 40 years time, or by then the blades purchased, will have bankrupted you!

    I just really regret my dad never let me into the secret of safety razor shaving, and I had to suffer ingrown hairs for 30 years before I discovered this...

    See Gillette Fatboy D4 1958 (V188)

    #safetyrazors #traditionalshaving #wetshaving #gillettefatboy

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    > The Gillette Fatboy is one of the most iconic safety razors available today. Originally called the Gillette 195 (the price point was set at $1.95), it got the name 'Fatboy' shortly after Gillette released its 'Adjustable slim' model. Since the 195 had a handle of greater diameter than the slim model, it got nicknamed t
    matomo.gadgeteer.co.za/piwik.p

    bundubeard.co.za/collections/a squeet.me/objects/962c3e1095e7

    #blog #wetshaving #traditionalshaving #rss #safetyrazors #gillettefatboy
  2. Danie @[email protected] ·

    An original Gillette Fatboy D4 safety razor circa 1958 sells for R2,450 ($155) in South Africa today

    I still have my dad's old Gillette Fatboy razor, which he would have been using in the 1960's. I cleaned it up and have shaved a few times with it, as of course as safety razor shavers around the world know, today's DE blades still fit perfectly well. A safety razor is built to last multiple generations. Try that with today's cartridge razors - you won't find blades for them in 40 years time, or by then the blades purchased, will have bankrupted you!

    I just really regret my dad never let me into the secret of safety razor shaving, and I had to suffer ingrown hairs for 30 years before I discovered this...

    See Gillette Fatboy D4 1958 (V188)

    #safetyrazors #traditionalshaving #wetshaving #gillettefatboy

    Imagem/foto

    > The Gillette Fatboy is one of the most iconic safety razors available today. Originally called the Gillette 195 (the price point was set at $1.95), it got the name 'Fatboy' shortly after Gillette released its 'Adjustable slim' model. Since the 195 had a handle of greater diameter than the slim model, it got nicknamed t
    matomo.gadgeteer.co.za/piwik.p

    bundubeard.co.za/collections/a squeet.me/objects/962c3e1095e7

    #blog #wetshaving #traditionalshaving #rss #safetyrazors #gillettefatboy