How does this one shave? The OC has me wary. I like mild to slightly mid-aggressive. I love my Super speed and Aristocrat just to give you an idea of my likes.
1937 Gillette Sheraton
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Hannah's Dad
I Can See Better Than Bigfoot.
Machining tolerances vary with these; but I found the Sheraton to be one of the smoothest TTO’s ever made. A pure joy to use. Don’t let the Medieval appearance scare you.
EclipseRedRing
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The fact that a razor is open comb has little or no bearing on the aggression of the razor in my opinion, some open comb razors are very mild indeed.
I LOVE mild razors - I have 9 Techs. I love Super Speeds. I leave my Rockwell set on R3.
I also have a replated Sheraton and LOVE it. As @Hannah's Dad said it is so smooth. I've got more invested in it than most of my razors because it was replated and I bought a case separately and I'm constantly toying with the idea of selling it to recoup some of my funds - but then I shave with it and think "Nah, I can't sell this!"
I also want an Aristocrat at some point!!!
I also have a replated Sheraton and LOVE it. As @Hannah's Dad said it is so smooth. I've got more invested in it than most of my razors because it was replated and I bought a case separately and I'm constantly toying with the idea of selling it to recoup some of my funds - but then I shave with it and think "Nah, I can't sell this!"
I also want an Aristocrat at some point!!!
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Awesome! Thanks for the reply.
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romsitsa
My Sheraton was overly mild, my Senator is just perfect.
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Is it more smooth than a Super Speed?
Hannah's Dad
I Can See Better Than Bigfoot.
I thought so.
Flintstone65
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I'm just going to +1 on @Hannah's Dad's comments. I find my Sheraton very smooth, and that is relative to my Super Speeds. And I also don't find a razor's efficiency or aggression to be overly correlated with whether it has an open comb or safety bar.
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Awesome! I May have to buy a Sheraton.
I've never tried a Sheraton or Senator. However, I have tried 2 open comb British Aristocrats (1936 and 1938). At first I thought they'd be quite aggressive (based their acclaimed efficiency and on their scary looks!), but I found the opposite to be true. Efficient - yes for a vintage Gillette, aggressive - no.
The 37 Sheraton is very smooth. Mid aggression in my opinion. I have one replated by Backroads Gold and love it.
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I just bought a beautiful 1937 Sheraton that was replated in 24K. $150. It’s a beauty.
Pics?
No, at least the ones I've owned. It's hard to beat the smoothness of a Super Speed.
As a rule, Gillette's razors became more and more gentle as the years passed.
This is mine with unopened blades.
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Early next week I will post pics. I don’t want to use pics from the sale.
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Looks great!
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