I've been thinking about this for a bit, but the recent thread about a 1933 New Aristocrat got me thinking. Hiw many are still out there? Which finishes are there? How many have had awful relacquers? I'd also like to try and pin down the serial numbers a little bit better.
So this lead me to the idea of a registry for New Aristocrats. If you have one, would any of you be willing to list the serial number, type of finish, relacquer or replate (if applicable), and type of engraving (some of them in the 267xxx serial range have the later series I Aristocrat engraving)? You don't have to list the whole serial number if you aren't comfortable, just the range (265xxx). Also, if you'd like to post pictures and stories about the horn that would be great also. (Such as if there's an interesting provenance or something like that.)
Would this be an interesting project for anyone?
So this lead me to the idea of a registry for New Aristocrats. If you have one, would any of you be willing to list the serial number, type of finish, relacquer or replate (if applicable), and type of engraving (some of them in the 267xxx serial range have the later series I Aristocrat engraving)? You don't have to list the whole serial number if you aren't comfortable, just the range (265xxx). Also, if you'd like to post pictures and stories about the horn that would be great also. (Such as if there's an interesting provenance or something like that.)
Would this be an interesting project for anyone?