Tracking said you should have it Friday. I can't start a poll within a thread but would like to poll to replate it in rhodium or not... I vote "no"
I'm waiting on a no.77 or 88 as well as a president case to hit ebay for my no.22 crat... does that count?
While I'm not a serious Gillette collector there are a couple of Aristocrats that have always appealed, the original '34 and the hefty post war rhodium issues. So for a fair price , an Australian no 15 set . Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk
I'm just not fond of gold, especially in things I'll actually use. I don't wear any gold jewelry either. The only way I wouldn't have the Aristocrat replated is if the gold plating was in fairly to perfect shape, not worn. As this one has several worn plating spots and was purchased for full-time rotation use rather than a spot in the display cabinet, it's getting a new set of rhodium clothing.
just wondering, will you have the case re-plated also, or find a chrome plated case and switch the inside
I will leave the case as is and put it in my utility closet along with other shaving related boxes and cases that I save. I won't put it in the display cabinet since it won't have a razor in it. Then again I may just list the case itself for sale since I will never get rid of this Aristocrat like I did my first one, and therefore won't have need for the case.
Awesome razor Jody! I acquired a 1934 Aristocrat earlier this year & I fully agree it is a wonderful shaver. Congrats!
Thanks Mike! I'm curious if this 1936 large profile head shaves different than the 1934 low profile head. If there is any difference, I should be able to tell it pretty easily and quickly considering the several years I spent with my original 1934 variant. Imagine having all three variants of this Aristocrat and trying to figure out which one you like the most... lol
Yesterday, Tabac Tuesday, I noticed that my puck of Tabac is getting quite thin. It is one of three or four soaps I will replace when done.
One of my favorite razors, a Schick Eversharp Gray Krona ...... if it's in very good condition I'll see if my son want to try it out.
Someday... I hope to have that problem. For now, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on how the '36 and the '34 compare shave wise. My '34 looked pretty rough in the photos when I bought it, but it cleaned up much better than I thought it would.
I may be wrong but I believe all of the first variant, the 1934, came in the black leather cases into 1935. The second and third variants from 1936 on, came in the gold plated metal case. Based in the advertisements I've seen. @mr-razor @BBS ?
