The almost sort of Comprehensive Guide to the Gillette Tech

54 it is.

 

I have three travel techs similar to this but none with this style knurling.

This is the most attractive & I imagine grippy variant I have seen.

 

it's very grippy.canadian versions only i think..

 

I think I use to have one like that

 

yes sir,yours was the prewar version.same handle though.

 

Arrived today. I guess you call this a twin biased I pin cap. Flat bottom Tech there for comparison.

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That's quite neat!

 

very cool.french service set .just with a bakelite case..the biased pin is a year or so older..french market only handle in nickel.canadian in gold..

 

Beautiful razor. Open comb so not a Tech?

 

Remember no English razors at this time were called Techs, flat bottom or otherwise, that's collector's trying to force razors into boxes.. I'm calling it an open comb Tech because the plate is a Tech plate as we commonly refer to them. Mr. Razor puts the French Service set razor in the New category but it's not a new plate as you can see. There were later open comb Techs from South America and elsewhere.

French probably. I wouldn't call it a French service set as by definition a set is determined by the case (and Bakelite wouldn't have survived any service). Mr. Razor shows a similar bakelite case but a different razor (handle and cap) configuration.

 

Why French market only? That handle comes pretty often in UK sets, in Gillette and also third party grooming sets.

 

That's true. I see the razor in the "New Jewelry Set"...with different case, no other example on Mr. Razor I can find. Hey I"m fine with English. I"ll even call it a New (even if it's not) if y'all want.

 

I'm confused here.

I feel the "flat bottom tech" & "flat bottom NEW" as I recognise them are essentially the same razor just one with SB & one OC.

I guess I don't really understand why the FB OC would be a tech?

Is this due to Gillette ads?

 

No, not the same. Here are three different heads, (R)Flat Bottom New, Flat Bottom Tech, and my rare OC Flat Bottom. As you can see the RFB New and other (New FBs) are a different configuration, while my razor is indeed identical to the Flat Bottom Tech except for the open comb. It's nothing to do with Gillette ads as the English "Techs" were never advertised as Techs. Collectors like Mr Razor or Krumholz like categories and some razors aren't easily fitting.

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Most of my razors are in storage ATM so I can't check but I'm fairly confident my "FB NEW" is the same as the one you have on the far right in terms of the baseplate configuration.
I believe they are fairly common in the UK & some are branded as "7 0 Clock"

Like these no?

However yours has a different top cap.

 

Yes I believe the plate is same as the 7 O'Clock. With the cap I have it's a very mild shaver.

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1949/50? brit post war ball end tech
no etching/gillette insignia on cap.but identical to later thick caps with frosted etching
originally scored in a late #44 case.
could be someone's build up..


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Would you describe the two as very mild ? Mine sure is.

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i would say so.tech mild..i prefer my RFB versions as they are heavier..i believe you have far more aggressive feeling razors than i ..

 

Ok. I have my RFB on deck for tomorrow.

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