The Vintage Gillette Aristocrat

[jar_]

Beautiful razors! How do they shave? Mild, medium, aggressive?

Very much in the Super Speed tradition, mild but efficient.

 

[ShavingPanda]

Here are my two: a '46-'47 Aristocrat and an Aristocrat Jr (sorry in advance for the poor picture). Both are great shavers and enjoy using them a lot.

Lots of great eye candy in this thread to drool over. A UK Aristocrat Open Comb is on my unicorn list.

 

[Copierguy]

What is it with The Brits ?

No pun intended, mostly. I guess they are just a cut above.
Populars are great too, right column, OC 15s in the next, AJs in the center (oops and bottom right) and 3rd / 4th generation SB Aristotocrats in the two left columns.
All great shavers.

 

[Graydog]

No pun intended, mostly. I guess they are just a cut above.
Populars are great too, right column, OC 15s in the next, AJs in the center (oops and bottom right) and 3rd / 4th generation SB Aristotocrats in the two left columns.
All great shavers.
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Very Nice !........Popular s are on My list of Razors to explore

 

[honeybadger79]

The one on the left looks to be a '30s British Aristocrat, if it's an OC. The one on the right is a '46-'47 US Aristocrat.

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Turns out one of the left is made in the US. I'm not sure of the changes things

 

[santamariasteve]

Don't have an Aristocrat, but I have the bastard red headed step child of the first gen Aristocrat and first gen Super Speed

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The Sheraton. Was thinking this morning it's either an Aristo-Speed, or a Super-Crat.

Brother Hoka Hey, I love your description of the Sheraton (which I have). I never thought of it that way, but I think you're not only clever but you're also correct!

 

[Graydog]

My Sheraton has the exact same head as my 1936 Aristocrat.

 

[AlphaFrank75]

Turns out one of the left is made in the US. I'm not sure of the changes things

Then looking through ShaveWiki it appears to be a USA '34-'39 Aristocrat.
Gillette Aristocrat 1930s

 

[rabidus]

3rd gen Aristocrat HD

 

[Useless shaver]

Keep'em coming, gentlemen! A beauty parade!

Here you have my 1934 Aristocrat

And my English Aristocrat #15 set

Now I realise I don't have photos of my 1936 Aristocrat, nor of my 1938 English Aristocrat #20... Will have to sort it out...

 

[honeybadger79]

Then looking through ShaveWiki it appears to be a USA '34-'39 Aristocrat.
Gillette Aristocrat 1930s

I found Mr-Razor. I'm guessing a 34' or 36'. I'm not certain I see a way to differentiate. Pretty cool though, either way!

 

[Useless shaver]

Oops, and ... excellent thread, Steve!

 

[Hoka Hey]

My Sheraton has the exact same head as my 1936 Aristocrat.

Thanks for sharing the observation. When it clicked in my head this morning that the Sheraton was sort of a transitional razor between the first gen Aristocrat and first gen Super Speed, I also was curious how close the heads matched. Thanks for the answer.

 

[santamariasteve]

My Sheraton has the exact same head as my 1936 Aristocrat.

Yet the Sheraton is a smoother and milder shaver than the '36 Aristocrat. Can anyone explain that?

 

[Hoka Hey]

Weight?
34 Aristocrat 70gr.
37 Sheraton 53gr.

 

[Graydog]

Yet the Sheraton is a smoother and milder shaver than the '36 Aristocrat. Can anyone explain that?

Au contraire, My 1936 is My smoothest Razor I own, and it is The G.O.A.T. of all I have tried.
Sherry is close but not quite there for ME

 

[tonich]

Here is my only aristocrat - a prototype:

 

[Graydog]

I found Mr-Razor. I'm guessing a 34' or 36'. I'm not certain I see a way to differentiate. Pretty cool though, either way!

Between My 1934 and 1936 The 1934s head has a lower head profile

 

[Graydog]

Here is my only aristocrat - a prototype:

How Much do you want for it ?

 

[Hoka Hey]

Here is my only aristocrat - a prototype:

Handle looks fine. Which set is that from?