My father also used a straight razor like the one in the photo and a brush for the soap, although he got used to shaving cream.

During a trip, I bought him a badger hair shaving brush that we both used for decades.

Today I prefer an electric razor and only occasionally a blade, but a double- or triple-edged one, which, with so little use, lasts me all year.

Cheers. It's been nice remembering my parent.