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The Barbershop (General Chat)

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  • #52
    Dramatik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭Dramatik


    Yeah I might well do, there was a good bit of corrosion on the razor as far as I could see. I don't have the tools to do a restore of that nature unfortunately, I might ask to take a look next time I'm around there, it'd be sweet if there was a nice 7/8 hiding in there. I have found razors in the wild before in an antique shop here but all the ones I found had big chips taken out of them :mad: Also I think the lady working there wanted €40 or 35 for each one which I wasn't willing to pay for a chipped razor.


  • #53
    Amalgam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    RTÉ Archives - Daily stories from television and radio records

    Video: http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0727/805178-73-years-as-a-barber/

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    After 73 years working as a barber 89 year old Alexander Parkes, known as Eric to friends and family, has finally decided to call it a day.

    Robert Shortt visits the Waldorf Barbers on Dublin’s Westmoreland Street where Eric is giving his final cut-throat shave to his grandson Ian Parkes, who is getting spruced up before his wedding later that day. While Eric has been in semi-retirement for a number of years, he has faithfully returned to the Waldorf every week to help out its current owners.

    Having cut Frank Sinatra’s hair and trimmed Noel Purcell’s beard, Eric also credits himself with the prediction made in the long-haired days of the sixties that short hair would soon be back in fashion.

    Reporter Robert Shortt chats to the man himself and proprietor of the Waldorf Barbers Liam Finnegan, before getting the cut throat pamper treatment himself.

    An RTÉ News report by Robert Shortt broadcast on 28 July 2001.


  • #54
    hitemfrank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭hitemfrank


    4men.ie have free shipping this weekend (until the 2nd). Use discount code 'August' at checkout.

    I think this thread may be a better place for these discount codes.


  • #55
    Dramatik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭Dramatik


    http://readscutlers.com/pictures/

    If you scroll down they have some pictures of some old straight razors made in Dublin by Reads Cutlers, there even seems to be some stubtail ones in there which is great to see especially since they were made here in Ireland. Most are in pretty bad condition which is a shame but I thought some of you would still like to check them out.


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