And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
My grandfather gave me his and told me his father told him to always live his life in such a way that he could always stand in front of the mirror and shave without feeling like cutting his throat. Then he told me it was now on me to do the same. Made it real easy to say NO when somebody tried to get me to take shortcuts w8ith my job. Dennis the librarian shusher
I have about 50 straight razors. My oldest is made in the mid 1830's. My youngest is a USMC marked Krause. I have an Ivory scaled Case "Liberty Special" and a civil war vintage "eye" brand. Several British blades and MANY German blades. My favorite is a Carl Scharff. An obscure German craftsman and survivor of WW1. It may be the best steel I have ever owned. Strangely. I haven't encountered a single antique French blade in over 20 years collecting. --Ray
My granddad used a straight razor as long as he was able to shave himself at all.
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DeleteMy grandfather gave me his and told me his father told him to always live his life in such a way that he could always stand in front of the mirror and shave without feeling like cutting his throat. Then he told me it was now on me to do the same.
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Dennis the librarian shusher
I have about 50 straight razors. My oldest is made in the mid 1830's. My youngest is a USMC marked Krause. I have an Ivory scaled Case "Liberty Special" and a civil war vintage "eye" brand. Several British blades and MANY German blades. My favorite is a Carl Scharff. An obscure German craftsman and survivor of WW1. It may be the best steel I have ever owned. Strangely. I haven't encountered a single antique French blade in over 20 years collecting. --Ray
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