I purchased this British Aristocrat set a couple of weeks ago from ebay UK, but given my limited knowledge of British Aristocrats, I'm unable to ID the specific model number of this set and I could not see any matching sets in mr-razor (Achim) site. I would much appreaciate if the experts around here can help!
The razor looks exactly like the Aristocrat #66 / Aristocrat #22. Like the #66, it is heavy, Rhodium plated, has end caps and no center bar wings. The words under the center bar shows "patent pending" and under the head is the usual diamand Gillette logo and "Made in England". The knurling on the handle also matches very closely with the Aristocrat #66:
The case is a leather covered metal case and the interior is burgundy colored and exactly like the #21 case in Achim's site. The exterior leatherette is also burgundy colored, although it is a blackish burgundy or burgundy that probably turned blackish over time:
The blades are a mixed bag since there are two British Blue blades & two German Blue blades respectively. The German blades have patent numbers on one side and then the number "451" on the other side. The British blades have the code E2 on one side and "Patent pending" on the other side.
I would have considered this a mismatched set, but the blue & white insert in the interior of the case sits perfectly flush as you can see in the pictures. What British Aristocrat is this? Look forward to your responses!
The razor looks exactly like the Aristocrat #66 / Aristocrat #22. Like the #66, it is heavy, Rhodium plated, has end caps and no center bar wings. The words under the center bar shows "patent pending" and under the head is the usual diamand Gillette logo and "Made in England". The knurling on the handle also matches very closely with the Aristocrat #66:
The case is a leather covered metal case and the interior is burgundy colored and exactly like the #21 case in Achim's site. The exterior leatherette is also burgundy colored, although it is a blackish burgundy or burgundy that probably turned blackish over time:
The blades are a mixed bag since there are two British Blue blades & two German Blue blades respectively. The German blades have patent numbers on one side and then the number "451" on the other side. The British blades have the code E2 on one side and "Patent pending" on the other side.
I would have considered this a mismatched set, but the blue & white insert in the interior of the case sits perfectly flush as you can see in the pictures. What British Aristocrat is this? Look forward to your responses!