When it's a #20 Aristocrat -- naturally. In their inimical genius marketing strategies, Gillette continued to offer similar (or identical) razors in different cases and called them by different names. This time, and only for a short time in the late 1930s (p0ssibly only during part of the year 1938), while the Depression is starting to wind down and the new War is starting to become a real threat, the #20 open comb rhodium-plated Aristocrat was released. That great feeling of the rhodium plating, and the heft and finesse of the #15 razor -- this is a real beauty and a fund razor to have acquired. The leather case is really classy. The shine of the rhodium plating is so beautiful. Makes you want to take out the razor more frequently in order to enjoy its feeling and its effectiveness on your face. Those crafty craftsmen from the UK. What charm & class.
Sure is pretty. Functional art. I still prefer the USA version over the Brit version for actual shaving but both are certainly beautiful razors made in a time when quality mattered.
Ah Jake... another true beauty you've acquired. And I'll gently disagree with Jody about the shaving aspects when compared to the American Aristocrats. There's just something about the Brit versions that carry some extra class, weight....gravitas if you will.
