Classic Cutthroat Straight Razor & 10 Wilkinson Sword Double Edge Shaving Blades

Classic Cutthroat Straight Razor & 10 Wilkinson Sword Double Edge Shaving Blades (image 1/1)
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NEW CUT THROAT RAZOR (Straight Razor )& 10 WILKINSON SWORD BLADES Cut-Throat Razor - Traditional Cut Throat RazorsThis method of shaving with a cut throat razor or straight razor is the most traditional and argued by someshaving traditionalists as the only way to shave. What is a Cut Throat Razor? The straight-edge razor was also called the cut-throat razor because it was dangerous enough to cut a man's throat. Basically, a cut throat razor has a single straight blade that is attached to a handle by a hinge and that is storedby folding it edge-first into a slot in the handle of the razor. Cut-Throat Razor - A Brief History As far back as the civilisations of Rome and Greece used iron blades with a long handle and developed the shape of the cut-throat' razor which was the only practical razor until the 19th century. With improvements in steel manufacture came cut throat razor blades that were really sharp and capable of being re-sharpening. Advances in razor technology changed shaving habits in the 20th century. In 1900, most men were either shaved by the local barber (your trusted confidante, wielding a cut throat razor), or periodically at home when required, rather than regularly. The barber's better-off customers would have personal sets of seven cut throat razors, labelled 'Sunday' to 'Saturday'. Today, nearly all men shave read more
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