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The last remaining British Gillette Aristocrats

Someone asked me what I kept after I sold off most of my collection of 24 different British Gillette Aristocrat sets. So here are the ones I kept - one specimen of each version of all 6 different razor generations.

To me, the 1st generation British Gillette Aristocrat still is (and forever will be) the most beautiful safety razor ever made. And all generations shave wonderfully too. I have 3 different generations in my daily rotation :001_wub:

  • 1936 Gillette Aristocrat 1st gen #15 set, silver razor (“pre-#15” set: non-winged), French set Importé D’Angleterre
  • 1938 Gillette Aristocrat 1st gen #15 Australian set, rhodium (user)
  • 1938 Gillette Aristocrat 1st gen #15 set, rhodium (case w/diamond imprint)
  • 1947 Gillette “Anglo-American” Aristocrat, 1st gen rhodium, red felt interior case
  • 1948 Gillette Aristocrat 2nd gen #20 set, exterior dark brown leather case, 2 nickel blade holders (case fully restored from wreck by Adam Romsits)
  • 1949 Gillette Aristocrat 3rd gen #16 set (user)
  • 1958 Gillette Aristocrat 4th gen #70 set (user)

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Someone asked me what I kept after I sold off most of my collection of 24 different British Gillette Aristocrat sets. So here are the ones I kept - one specimen of each version of all 6 different razor generations.

To me, the 1st generation British Gillette Aristocrat still is (and forever will be) the most beautiful safety razor ever made. And all generations shave wonderfully too. I have 3 different generations in my daily rotation :001_wub:

  • 1936 Gillette Aristocrat 1st gen #15 set, silver razor (“pre-#15” set: non-winged), French set Importé D’Angleterre
  • 1938 Gillette Aristocrat 1st gen #15 Australian set, rhodium (user)
  • 1938 Gillette Aristocrat 1st gen #15 set, rhodium (case w/diamond imprint)
  • 1947 Gillette “Anglo-American” Aristocrat, 1st gen rhodium, red felt interior case
  • 1948 Gillette Aristocrat 2nd gen #20 set, exterior dark brown leather case, 2 nickel blade holders (case fully restored from wreck by Adam Romsits)
  • 1949 Gillette Aristocrat 3rd gen #16 set (user)
  • 1958 Gillette Aristocrat 4th gen #70 set (user)

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Any idea which generation this one would be?

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Someone asked me what I kept after I sold off most of my collection of 24 different British Gillette Aristocrat sets. So here are the ones I kept - one specimen of each version of all 6 different razor generations.

To me, the 1st generation British Gillette Aristocrat still is (and forever will be) the most beautiful safety razor ever made. And all generations shave wonderfully too. I have 3 different generations in my daily rotation :001_wub:

  • 1936 Gillette Aristocrat 1st gen #15 set, silver razor (“pre-#15” set: non-winged), French set Importé D’Angleterre
  • 1938 Gillette Aristocrat 1st gen #15 Australian set, rhodium (user)
  • 1938 Gillette Aristocrat 1st gen #15 set, rhodium (case w/diamond imprint)
  • 1947 Gillette “Anglo-American” Aristocrat, 1st gen rhodium, red felt interior case
  • 1948 Gillette Aristocrat 2nd gen #20 set, exterior dark brown leather case, 2 nickel blade holders (case fully restored from wreck by Adam Romsits)
  • 1949 Gillette Aristocrat 3rd gen #16 set (user)
  • 1958 Gillette Aristocrat 4th gen #70 set (user)

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Stunning!! Absolutely fabulous!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Beautiful Aristocrats! I just bought a British 1938 1st generation #15 rhodium set that's on the way and ran across this thread while looking for more info on them. It's not perfect like these here, it has a couple small brass spots but it seems nice overall. Looking forward to using it when it arrives! This rabbit hole just keeps getting deeper... 😄
 
Thanks! I read as much as possible and compared the set I bought to mr-razor site. The weight, pat nos on razor, case and everything is identical to the 1938 #15 shown there except not as pristine. I'm sure I will have more questions about them in the future.
 
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