I received an "IND. BRASILEIRA" razor in today's post, an impulse buy on d'bay, and of course I'm wondering what I bought. The handle has knurling typical of a Flare Tip, but the knob is not flared. The pic looks like the horizontal grooves don't run completely around the handle, but they do - lighting is the culprit. The razor weighs 55g.
It has a US-style date code "I 3" on the underside of the blade bank, but did Brazil use the same date coding scheme as the US? If yes, 1963. It also carries PAT. NO. 36057 under the head:
mr-razor.com has a 1956 Brazilian example ID'd as an Aristocrat, complete with a case that says "Aristocrat" in the headliner, but the instruction sheet in the same listing is titled "Mono-TECH". The same patent number is shown, but no weight is declared.
The next example Achim shows is not until 1973, similar handle and knurling, but no patent number stamped - this example is ID'd as a Mono-Tech:
Mine is dated about half-way in between - Aristocrat, Mono-Tech, or is there really no difference?
It has a US-style date code "I 3" on the underside of the blade bank, but did Brazil use the same date coding scheme as the US? If yes, 1963. It also carries PAT. NO. 36057 under the head:
mr-razor.com has a 1956 Brazilian example ID'd as an Aristocrat, complete with a case that says "Aristocrat" in the headliner, but the instruction sheet in the same listing is titled "Mono-TECH". The same patent number is shown, but no weight is declared.
The next example Achim shows is not until 1973, similar handle and knurling, but no patent number stamped - this example is ID'd as a Mono-Tech:
Mine is dated about half-way in between - Aristocrat, Mono-Tech, or is there really no difference?