3-Piece Aristocrat vs. Old Type

[cfriend]

There's an Old Type in an ivory case at a store near me. How can I tell if it's a 3-Piece Aristocrat vs. ("just") a contemporaneous, miscased Old Type?

From Mr-Razor's site, I'm thinking the diamond logo under the baseplate vs. Made in U.S.A. Is that enough?

 

[cfriend]

Also, I am going back in ~3 hours, so hopefully I can figure out the sure signs by then. Ha!

 

[mr-razor]

Only this french ivory case with a "normal" Single Ring and these french ivory blade cases makes that set to a Old Type Aristocrat set

 

[Komboloi]

All the Old Types from 1908 on had the Gillette diamond logo. "Aristocrat" was just a packaging moniker to denote a special case and blade bank. It was the same razor sold without the package.

 

[cfriend]

Only this french ivory case with a "normal" Single Ring and these french ivory blade cases makes that set to a Old Type Aristocrat set

All the Old Types from 1908 on had the Gillette diamond logo. "Aristocrat" was just a packaging moniker to denote a special case and blade bank. It was the same razor sold without the package.

Thank you both. He's asking $200 for the set, but I don't think the case is worth that much... is it? Ha!

 

[romsitsa]

Depends. If you look for a razor, it's a thin cap Old type in a fancy case. If you collect, it's an Aristocrat set.

Adam

 

[BSAGuy]

So..............did you buy it, cfriend?

 

[cfriend]

So..............did you buy it, cfriend?

I got held up at work and couldn't make it back. Will try again another day.

 

[BigJ]

Good luck! (And GOOD HUNTING!)