A Gillette Aristocrat popped up on marketplace near me. I’ve only used my Merkur 34C and (now broken) 39C. No experience with vintage Gillettes.
Are they generally okay to use? I shave 1-2 times a week. That includes head shaving which was wondrous with the Sledgehammer, but the 34C is just average.
I wouldn’t need to get it replated would I? I can see it’s not rusty, and the pictures look fine just obviously old.
I have a late 60’s Aristocrat Slim Adjustable, and have been using it for over 20 years. I have to say that it’s been the best razor I’ve ever had.
I’m a bit lazy when it comes to shaving though, I might only do a proper beard shaving once or twice a month between clipper trims, so blades tend to last me for years, as long as I’m quick to clean and dry everything right after I finish using it.
The plating on mine shows obvious wear from age, but it doesn’t seem the least bit prone to rusting, even after all these years, so I wouldn’t worry about the plating much, unless you just want it to look flashy again.
Pictures would be nice, to see what version/year range model you have…
It seems to be a 1949 aristocrat jr. Has a 430.030 patent. Hopefully it’s all good. The seller said it was “just a solid aristocrat”.
Oof. Upvote for the info post regardless, but it’s giving me a ‘Failed to load image’ here.
Jerboa for Lemmy, if that makes any difference.
I think it’s SDF, after I posted yesterday the instance went down until just now.