Sometimes you feel in the middle of the good old days. Today I took delivery of this British Gillette Aristocrat #14 set. And both case and razor is like new inside and out, it must have quite literally sat in a drawer for 83 years. I am as always blown away by the craftsmanship and attention to detail, and pictures of The Great Gatsby pass by on my inner movie screen.
The #14 set is a true rarity due to the special case. The razor is a standard wonderful 1st generation Aristocrat, rhodium plated, as seen in the more prevalent #15 set (in a nickel plated case). But the black leather clad case with purple interior and only 1 bladebank makes this 14 a unicorn. I never saw one for sale before, and if one googles it only very few links pop up even mentioning it.
I owe somebody a BIG favor!!
Enjoy!
The #14 set is a true rarity due to the special case. The razor is a standard wonderful 1st generation Aristocrat, rhodium plated, as seen in the more prevalent #15 set (in a nickel plated case). But the black leather clad case with purple interior and only 1 bladebank makes this 14 a unicorn. I never saw one for sale before, and if one googles it only very few links pop up even mentioning it.
I owe somebody a BIG favor!!
Enjoy!
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) my buddy Dan still leads me by a dozen. And he literally is helping me catch up - True sportsmanship by a true gentleman!
