Royal Yacht
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It's not a tech issue, but a copyright problem. You can pay for the right to use the clip in some limited fashion, but only after negotiating with Getty. Even the preview for it requires filling in a form and asking for access.
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Pierre-Simon de Laplace
Pierre-Simon de Laplace
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I just happened to stumble across this:
https://twitter.com/thelogosmith/status ... 0393178112
What hell is this?! Anyone heard about this "rebranding?
https://twitter.com/thelogosmith/status ... 0393178112
What hell is this?! Anyone heard about this "rebranding?
Olle
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Interesting, I always thought that the 3rd T was Taylors (of Old Bond Street), so maybe there were actually 4 Ts? I must say the fluorescent green of that RY cologne does not look very appetizing. It may smell great but it looks a bit scary to me - kind of “radioactive green”! If they do bring it back in any meaningful form, I hope that they opt for a more traditional amber-yellow color.
Rick
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No one ever spoke of the Three T's back in those days; it is a term originating in the modern era when wet shaving experienced a resurgence of interest. To say that Thomas was the original third T is simply retroactive rebranding based purely on the founding dates of the companies involved. In other words, it is an attempt to cynically cash in on a perceived market who are assumed to know little, and care less, for actual history. If that's their technique then I suspect this will be as glorious a return as that of Coates, Wade & Butcher and other modern revivals of hallowed names.
This reminds me of the time when that puffed-up git, Seal, tried to argue that the so-called 'Holy Trinity' of Leica lenses had always been 28, 50 and 90, when Leica never made a 28mm lens in their classic era and couldn't even use a 35mm unless it had 'goggles':
He knew he was right because he was a Leica Ambassador and because I pointed out I had never even heard of him, I was jealous of his success! You can't make ex post facto changes to history, you can only forbid accurate retelling, and that has a bad reputation - vide Orwell.
This reminds me of the time when that puffed-up git, Seal, tried to argue that the so-called 'Holy Trinity' of Leica lenses had always been 28, 50 and 90, when Leica never made a 28mm lens in their classic era and couldn't even use a 35mm unless it had 'goggles':
He knew he was right because he was a Leica Ambassador and because I pointed out I had never even heard of him, I was jealous of his success! You can't make ex post facto changes to history, you can only forbid accurate retelling, and that has a bad reputation - vide Orwell.
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thanks for the interesting, informative thread....learn something new everyday...for me, up until now i had never heard of g thomas. did he make a good rose???
clive
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I might get my hands on this beauty, It's not the original-original but near enough!
From Ebay – she wasn't willing to ship it overseas but as mere coincidence my step father is going down under to visit his daughter on Saturday and the very nice woman was willing to ship it to his hotel address so that he can carry it with him back home!
I also just recently talked to Gettyimages on the phone about the short BBC clip from the 70s: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vide ... /722818851. For me to actually pay for the rights would cost me thousands but the very nice man behind the telephone was going to contact whoever and maybe, maybe I can at least watch it (once). I doubt I can share it on here though.
As a bonus: here is a picture I found of the exterior of the old G Thomas shop:
From Ebay – she wasn't willing to ship it overseas but as mere coincidence my step father is going down under to visit his daughter on Saturday and the very nice woman was willing to ship it to his hotel address so that he can carry it with him back home!
I also just recently talked to Gettyimages on the phone about the short BBC clip from the 70s: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vide ... /722818851. For me to actually pay for the rights would cost me thousands but the very nice man behind the telephone was going to contact whoever and maybe, maybe I can at least watch it (once). I doubt I can share it on here though.
As a bonus: here is a picture I found of the exterior of the old G Thomas shop:
Olle
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Updating this old thread... It was too expensive to purchase access to that video clip from Gettyimages but I discovered something yesterday - if you enter this: https://cdn.dam.gettyimages.com/S60V985 ... 3374_0.mp4 (found in the video description) into your web browser, you can see the clip (unfortunately without sound). The establishment doesn't look quite as posh as Trumpers but still looks like a very nice old school barbershop, I wonder what that big roller thing that's hanging from the ceiling could be.
Olle
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Looks like there is a powered axle on the ceiling and belt drive accessories can be used by the barber, in that case a belt-driven hairbrush. I've never seen such a thing, and can't really see the benefit of it. Thank you for the link!
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Pierre-Simon de Laplace
Pierre-Simon de Laplace
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Reading this thread figuratively reminds me of the days of wine and roses with regard to SMF.
Gary
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SOTD 99%: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, soaps & creams, synthetic / badger brushes, Colonial General razor, Kai & Schick blades, straight razors any time, Superior 70 aftershave splash + menthol + 444
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That seems like a plausible explanation. Here in this very old picture of inside H.P Truefitt you can see a similar contraption, with similar belts hanging from the ceiling.
Olle
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That’s an excellent video. Thanks for posting. It seems as if the safety issues would make that establishment uninsurable these days. Open gas flames to heat curling tongs, powered belts right next to customer’s hair and the employee wearing a tie, heaven knows what toxic chemicals were in those aftershaves. A veritable litany of potential negligence. With Covid getting a trim these days is similar to going in for minor surgery - temperature check, health history and a mask. The barber wears scrubs. Going back to there roots as surgeons.
Rick
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I bet those dead animals wouldn't fly today either.blantyre wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:29 pm That’s an excellent video. Thanks for posting. It seems as if the safety issues would make that establishment uninsurable these days. Open gas flames to heat curling tongs, powered belts right next to customer’s hair and the employee wearing a tie, heaven knows what toxic chemicals were in those aftershaves. A veritable litany of potential negligence. With Covid getting a trim these days is similar to going in for minor surgery - temperature check, health history and a mask. The barber wears scrubs. Going back to there roots as surgeons.
Olle
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Indeed. Badgers are the only dead animals allowed in a barber shop these days. Pretty soon only synthetic ones.
Rick
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I'm happy to be soon receiving this one. it'll be interesting to see the supposed similarity with Taylor's version.
Olle
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Congratulations! Gordon would have been very jealous. I imagine the scent will have muted a great deal since it's probably a minimum of 44 years old (assuming Geo. Thomas sold the stuff right up until they closed in 1977).
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maybe this post will draw him back
nice to see you out and about
clive
nice to see you out and about
clive
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Oh, I'm still under house arrest!
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C.
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Pierre-Simon de Laplace
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Thank you! Unfortunately, this isn't the original Royal Yacht from the 70s, but rather the reissue from the 90s (I believe). Earlier in this thread Bargepole explained that it was a company named Eximious that made this version and the formula was according to Gordon later picked up by Taylor's. I'm going to report back here when I've tried it!
Olle