Hi, first time poster here.
I've recently bought an English fat handled tech on ebay. It was listed as a Gillette no. 77 (Australian tech) on further research I've only found no. 77 gillettes with a flat bottom plate like this one:
http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Tech/1948 AustraliaTech Set No77 England.JPG
The razor I bought has a diamond shaped bottom plate (made in England) like those found on later English ball end techs and some (or all?) Canadian and American fat handle techs. I have only seen one other English fat handle tech sold on ebay that looks like mine as all others have the flat bottom like those seen on Mr razors website.
Is it possible the handle and head on my razors aren't matched? Or was there a period when they switched from flat to diamond shaped baseplates while still making the fat handled tech? Any info is appreciated
The razor I purchased still had the plastic wrapper around the head and looks to be unused so it would be weird if the head or handle was swapped out
I've recently bought an English fat handled tech on ebay. It was listed as a Gillette no. 77 (Australian tech) on further research I've only found no. 77 gillettes with a flat bottom plate like this one:
http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Tech/1948 AustraliaTech Set No77 England.JPG
The razor I bought has a diamond shaped bottom plate (made in England) like those found on later English ball end techs and some (or all?) Canadian and American fat handle techs. I have only seen one other English fat handle tech sold on ebay that looks like mine as all others have the flat bottom like those seen on Mr razors website.
Is it possible the handle and head on my razors aren't matched? Or was there a period when they switched from flat to diamond shaped baseplates while still making the fat handled tech? Any info is appreciated
The razor I purchased still had the plastic wrapper around the head and looks to be unused so it would be weird if the head or handle was swapped out