As luck would have it, I just found a US made Aristocrat in my collection. How did this happen? Well, for the past year I have been almost exclusively into SE shaving and collecting them, (mainly Streamlines & Jewels.) I had previous to that been on an AD binge of collecting Gillettes. Evidently, I had acquired a US made Aristocrat in that time and had stored it away with a lot of my collection. Just recently, I got very interested in the OC variety of Aristocrats, namely the British made examples. I have one on the way from England and I can't wait to get my hands on it. This morning, I went into my collection area, just poking about and came upon this nice little razor. It hasn't even been cleaned yet, so it must have come at a time that I received a number of razors and was forgotten in the mix. (I usually clean my razors as soon as I get them.)
Anyways, here she is. I would like to know anything there is to know about her. (How old it would be, etc.) I am assuming as it is an Aristocrat, it is gold plated. Here are some pics I just snapped with my phone.
The TTO mechanism is a little sluggish, but I think it may be due to some scum build up. I will give her a soak in hot soapy water and a few squirts of Scrubbing Bubbles. I will see how that helps it out.
Anyways, here she is. I would like to know anything there is to know about her. (How old it would be, etc.) I am assuming as it is an Aristocrat, it is gold plated. Here are some pics I just snapped with my phone.
The TTO mechanism is a little sluggish, but I think it may be due to some scum build up. I will give her a soak in hot soapy water and a few squirts of Scrubbing Bubbles. I will see how that helps it out.