Well I have been hunting a certain "white whale" for a while now and I joke on and off about bagging one for good coin as opposed to the insane coin these go for. Actually I joked about it as recently as last week. So I was looking through a certain not so famous buy and sell site (kijiji) and came across a very simple ad..."Old Gillette Aristocrat Razor" - "Old razor in case" $50...but there were no pics in the ad so I emailed the owner and asked him nicely for some pics...I mean why not? So he sent me two and I fell out of the chair..."There she blows!!!" Well I asked for a few more and he obliged. Asked if everything was straight and it all opened and closed and sure enough he said yes indeed. Well, sure I will take a 34 Aristocrat for $50 CDN. It arrived last week after a couple of days in shipping, vendor is local. I got is out of the case and gave it a dawn bath starting with a nylon brush and progressing to a brass brush and was amazed to see that the plating is in very nice shape. The underside of the guard looks new. Finished the top with a light Flitz polish and done. She opens smooth as can be and she is straight all over. Needless to say I am thrilled and though I am a proponent of having razors plated, this one won't be going to Back Roads Gold...LOL. Now I need a blade bank and that I will ask Chris for....
