Safety Razor of the Month: January 2012 - The Aristocrats Celebrate the New Year!

Good Day Ladies and Gentlemen, I wanted to get this thread up before any more of the month slips away. As your new Safety Razor forum steward, I'll be the one responsible for the SRotM threads for a while. Scott left pretty big shoes to fill, so please do forgive me if I stumble through the first few. This is on-the-job learning for me. This month, let's feature Gillette's Aristocrats (per the suggestion of another member). Any of 'em - gold, silver, or rhodium - adjustable or non. In keeping with the celebratory spirit of the New Year, feel free to photograph or photoshop them in a New Year setting with confetti, champagne glasses, party whistles, or even the Mayan calendar if you think this is our last year on this beautiful blue marble.

Here are my two lonely, uncased Aristocrats.

1916: Old Type bell tube handle Aristocrat:



1916: Old Type Single Ring Aristocrat:

1922: New Improved Aristocrat

1930: NEW De Luxe Aristocrat:

1934: TTO open comb Aristocrat:

1941: Aristocrat Tech Razor:

1946: Aristocrat:

1948: Aristocrat notched:

1961: Adjustable Aristocrat:

... and all the british Aristocrat models

Ahahahaaa! Achim, first to the punch! What about the Regent Tech?

I can play this game when I get home.


-jim

1946-1947 Gillette Aristocrat (my birth year razor and a very sweet shaver!)

Achim is a hard act to follow!

Mark1966 said:

Achim is a hard act to follow!

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+1 Yep, he's tough to beat. No point in even trying...just post your best and enjoy the pretty pics!

I think we can just close up shop now that anything posted will just be a repeat!

Achim, I would do very illegal things to have even half of your collection.

Here are my Aristocrats!

British #15

1946-1947 Aristocrat

1948-1950 Aristocrat

Aristocrat Adjustable

Nice looking Aristocrat Jim!






-jim

Is it or isn't it?

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-jim

Sometimes you find interesting info in the case:




All too common malady:




-jim

gearchow said:

Is it or isn't it?

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-jim

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Sorry mate, wrong thread. This one is for Aristocrats, you know:

a·ris·to·crat
1. A member of the aristocracy: "an aristocrat by birth".
2. Something believed to be the best of its kind:

That thing is just a Tech

Mark1966 said:

Sorry mate, wrong thread. This one is for Aristocrats, you know:

a·ris·to·crat
1. A member of the aristocracy: "an aristocrat by birth".
2. Something believed to be the best of its kind:

That thing is just a Tech

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I know, I was thinking of taking a pen and scratching that out and writing in "Aristocrat". Who would notice?

-jim

Mark1966 said:

Sorry mate, wrong thread. This one is for Aristocrats, you know:
That thing is just a Tech

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Love that 1922 Aristocrat!!!

rajagra said:

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Yeah, yeah, yeah - just Gillette marketing hype !

Can it be an Aristocrat Jr. ? Or does it need to grow up first ?

Grips said:

Can it be an Aristocrat Jr. ? Or does it need to grow up first ?

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Post the Junior, It is more of an Aristocrat than that Tech Jim put in.

HDStreetGlide said:

Post the Junior, It is more of an Aristocrat than that Tech Jim put in.

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Regent Tech

Definition of REGENT
1: a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
2: a person who rules or reigns
3: Above the rabble.

Carry on commoners.

-jim