Gillette Tech. I have 2 Tech heads, both English made. One appears 50's the other is more mid 60's. I find them to be more aggressive, slightly than a current DE89 head.
Side note and slightly off topic, but it may touch on @Beefdrippings experiences with the English TTO's of the 50's as being more positive. I took note of the comment that the handle tightener was not going down the adjustable route of design, as U.S ones were.
What is interesting is cost. I looked at the prices of a U.S Red Tip and an English equivalent Gillette TTO, from 1956. The U.S one cost $1.29. The English one cost 6 Shillings and sixpence. (Back in the day here, there were 20 shillings to the pound, each of 12 pence.
I got figures from the British Parliament record called Hansard. In Feb 1956 it was stated that the average weekly wage of a man was £10/3s. In the States I located a Census report of earnings from almost the same month. It gave it as a yearly rate but broken into weekly earnings it was $68. Based on earning power it seems the U.S razor cost around a third of the price of an English razor.
Side note and slightly off topic, but it may touch on @Beefdrippings experiences with the English TTO's of the 50's as being more positive. I took note of the comment that the handle tightener was not going down the adjustable route of design, as U.S ones were.
What is interesting is cost. I looked at the prices of a U.S Red Tip and an English equivalent Gillette TTO, from 1956. The U.S one cost $1.29. The English one cost 6 Shillings and sixpence. (Back in the day here, there were 20 shillings to the pound, each of 12 pence.
I got figures from the British Parliament record called Hansard. In Feb 1956 it was stated that the average weekly wage of a man was £10/3s. In the States I located a Census report of earnings from almost the same month. It gave it as a yearly rate but broken into weekly earnings it was $68. Based on earning power it seems the U.S razor cost around a third of the price of an English razor.