A rant about uneven blade exposure...

[BradWorld]

Well, in any case, these two are in the mail now coming my way: a new old stock 1970s English Tech and a 1963 flaretip that I just couldn't resist

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Very cool. The Brit Flair Tips are great! Enjoy!

 

[Alum Ladd]

This reminds me of that old saying about the grass being something or other, on the other side of the thinga-ma-jiggy... What the heck was it called again? It divided properties?

Well, in any case, these two are in the mail now coming my way: a new old stock 1970s English Tech and a 1963 flaretip that I just couldn't resist

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The flaretip is a very nice razor with beautiful build quality. If it has II on the bottom plate it is a post 59'. Gillette London did not use datecodes. II indicates a medium shave. The Red Tip's of that date have III.

Slightly longer handle than the 53-54 Rockets I have, and a touch milder, but that is very subjective.


Here is my lovely little English Tech from the late 50's with the cross pattern hatched aluminium handle. Brass flat top cap. A markedly efficient Tech and my travel DE.

You can't go wrong with any of them. Great choices!

 

[Rivers23]

The flaretip is a very nice razor with beautiful build quality. If it has II on the bottom plate it is a post 59'. Gillette London did not use datecodes. II indicates a medium shave. The Red Tip's of that date have III.

Wow, they look awesome, as good as new! The Flair tip its just so irresistible, like a fine lady I was actually surprised, I got it for 20 dollars and I was the only bidder, I guess I got lucky. The seller said it's from 1963 and it has a date code l2. So I guess it's not a British one? The seller is from France so I assumed it's British made but it doesn't really matter if it's US made.

The Tech looks really sweet too, I'm keeping an eye on a Rocket too

 

[Alum Ladd]

Wow, they look awesome, as good as new! The Flair tip its just so irresistible, like a fine lady I was actually surprised, I got it for 20 dollars and I was the only bidder, I guess I got lucky. The seller said it's from 1963 and it has a date code l2. So I guess it's not a British one? The seller is from France so I assumed it's British made but it doesn't really matter if it's US made.

The Tech looks really sweet too, I'm keeping an eye on a Rocket too

Gillette London were chaotic in date code usage. They seem to have started using them in the mid-latter 60's onwards and most often on Techs and Slim Twists. I've never seen a dated coded Rocket or Flaretip, but I haven't seen that many. It's possible you have a later-production British made example from 1963?

Mostly the only way to date many English Gillettes are from accompanying blades if it's in a set. English blades were date coded.

As I said, chaos!

 

[BradWorld]

@Alum Ladd im right there with you. Brit Flair, along with two cross hatched handled Techs. One aluminum, and one heavy handle. Not sure if that one is brass or steel handled. All super shavers.