Can anyone identify this razor?

**Dave-itt** · 09-30-2007, 04:44 PM

It's my brother in law's, a gift from his brother in 1975. Think it came as part of a set, but he only has the razor now i think. Top simply says Gillette. My apologies for the poor quality photo, i took it with my phone as the cable to my digital camera is not to hand.

Many thanks in advance,
Dave.

**Aevum** · 09-30-2007, 05:19 PM

as with most gilletes, a picture of the shave head from below, where the handle connects to the shave head might give some more detail as to the shavers model and age,

**cooncatbob** · 09-30-2007, 05:23 PM

Looks like an English Tech.

**Racso_MS** · 09-30-2007, 05:37 PM

Looks like a Tech for sure...

But not sure where it was manufactured...

Should give you a good (mild) shave...

Try it...

**Dave-itt** · 09-30-2007, 05:52 PM

The bottom simply reads " s 4" it could be a 5 and a 4, but this seems unlikely as one number would be upside down. Top says Gillette, NO diamond around the name. It is not a British Tech; the bottom doesnt have that bobble shape that a Tech has. Also, note the criss-cross pattern of the grip. Can't match it to anything in the shave wiki...

**drfred** · 09-30-2007, 07:24 PM

Try www.collectorsencyclopedia.com. Run a search for Gillette.

Fred

**cooncatbob** · 09-30-2007, 07:24 PM

Might be a non Gillette handle. All the 3 piece razors that I've come across including the Merkurs use the same 10-32 threads.
Bob.

**Flaxorca** · 09-30-2007, 11:43 PM

It looks like a Tech, there are several different handles... If I am correct the one in this thread is exactly the same.

**zatoichi** · 10-01-2007, 01:59 AM

Is the handle solid and heavy or is it light and aluminium? If the handle is heavy, you have got a British version of the tech here. I have got such a razor, and it is still a British one, even without ball-point.
Is the country of origin written below the data code?
The date code "S" would place it either in 1947 or in 1972. I think that 1972 is much more likely. Most important thing for identification is whether the handle is aluminium or not in my opinion.