What are you waiting on to arrive...?

Thanks Danny, really excited to try these based on thoughts I've seen on their shave.

 

I think the Improved King is one best Gem style SE razors I've ever used. The Mk II Clarks King razor is pretty aggressive on par with a gem micromatic open comb. You just need a Clarks King MkI SE razor for the complete set now.

 

Razors I sent out for replating in silver since I felt they were worth restoring. Work done by backroadsgold.


Ever Ready 1909 on the left and British 1st gen mk1 Aristocrat made for the French market.

 

I worked a trade from england. Im excited about some of these.
The purple gillette case although not the right case will be for my Bulldog. Its similar but the case is from a English gillette single ring. Some of the soaps and cream are items that are either items i cant find in the US or items ive wanted to try

 

Thats awesome! Whats the turn around? I have 6 razors at Razor Refresh and its been 3 months. Which was suppose to be 3 weeks.

 

Isn't the 1st one the Silver King? What's the mk1 called ? Ever hear of the Clarks Winner razor ?

 

They were called King razors, you had the Dollar King which was nickel plated and then Silver King which was silver plated. Clark's had a few razors and also sold replacement blades but the King razors and one DE razor they sold in between 1909 - 1912ish were the only propertary ones that they had a patents on. The DE razor they produced was maybe the first DE ever made to compete against Gillette razors in the US.

Here is the MkI King razor.


The comb flips up with the plate unlike the MkII version. You can look up the patents and dates to know that this one came prior to the MkII.

 

Cool, if you ever decide to part with it please let me know

 

awesome haul Jorge.those are all great soaps..i have all but the la toja.i had the cream.

 

No the improved King was just that an improvement on the design. If they sold it in a Silver or Dollar King set I don't remember. There was a Winner set also, I've seen the razor before and IIRC it was a single edge razor that used a flat blade without a spine in it. You also had the King Cutter razor and others. Those razors were made by 3rd parties and sold under their brand name.

 

Star Razor

 

I already have passed it on unfortunately.

 

Doh moment it was definitely in a Silver King set since it says so on the razor.

 

I don't remember if the 34 - 35/36 crats came in something besides the gold plate cases but all the Aristocrats for sure from 35 / 36 until 1941 all did come in gold plated cases exclusively.

https://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/us-gillette-aristocrat-tto-timeline.61682/
Covers all 3 one piece open comb Aristocrats.

Another good thread.
https://theshaveden.com/forums/thre...lettes-tto-open-comb-discussion-thread.50554/

Gratuitous shot of all the open comb 1pc Gillette razors I used to own before I sold them off.



Dates are approximate

1. 34 - 35 Aristocrat
2. 36 - 37 Aristocrat
3. 38 - 40 Aristocrat
4. 37 - 38 Sheraton
5. 38 - 40 Sheraton
6. 38 - 40 Senator

 

Double doh moment the Silver King is the MkII not MkIII improved razor in your picture so my original statement stands, I don't know if the improved King razor was marketed in either Dollar or Silver King sets like the MKI and MKII versions.

 

Saw this thought its scary and different so it sort if intrigued me… my mind just said buy it! Or maybe the elf.. i dont know!




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Improved:



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Yep, same as mine in second pic.....

 

Yup just like it says on the box .

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I question the first Sheraton variant being made in 38 as it has the same rivet hinges that Gillette stopped using after the 37 Aristocrat. I think the first variant Sheraton should just be 37 only. Any adverts?