Gillette Slim Twist? Gillette 1000? Gillette G2000? Help Identify please

[1981Eagle]

I bought a razor identified as a 'slim twist' ... but it looks a lot like the G1000/G2000 I see photos of.

Here is the one I bought -


As you can see - it has a ribbed handle, and it states 'Made in England' on the bottom of the base and it is a K date code.
Very often, when I see a slim twist or 'knack', it has a larger (longer) area of chrome at the head and a band of chrome at the bottom of the handle like this one (not my razor)



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[1981Eagle]

Here are ones that are similar to the one I have -
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The packaging is in English but I don't know a production date range

 

[1981Eagle]

Here are a couple photos of the German G2000 ... were they also made in England for distribution in Germany?
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My last question is? Do the date codes for Gillettes made in England correspond with the US date codes? So is my K a 1965?

These are photos I grabbed from Google and I don't know the accuracy of the inserted type when it's there

I am leaning in the direction that mine is a German G2000, as I go it on a eBay auction and it is on the way to me from Bulgaria and I think it is more likely to make to Bulgaria from Germany, than from England ... but who knows?

Thanks

 

[mr-razor]

The type of razor is a Slim Twist. For that model "K" means 1990. G1000 and G2000 are names of the package: G1000 only with razor, G2000 razor and blade dispenser. They are all Made in England for the european market.

 

[heysi]

3 sentences......that's all Mr. Razor needs to slap some serious knowledge on us. Sir, you are the best.

 

[dionesius3]

3 sentences......that's all Mr. Razor needs to slap some serious knowledge on us. Sir, you are the best.

There is the answer!

 

[1981Eagle]

Thanks - the wealth of knowledge never ceases to amaze me ... now I just need to unload it
I only bought it because I thought it was a birth-year for me ... but I'm not 25 years old.

But the good news is that I have all the razors made in 1965 and I don't need to look for any others. Woo Hoo!

 

[alex2363]

The type of razor is a Slim Twist. For that model "K" means 1990. G1000 and G2000 are names of the package: G1000 only with razor, G2000 razor and blade dispenser. They are all Made in England for the european market.

 

[alex2363]

3 sentences......that's all Mr. Razor needs to slap some serious knowledge on us. Sir, you are the best.

There is the answer!

Legend

 

[BadDad]

3 sentences......that's all Mr. Razor needs to slap some serious knowledge on us. Sir, you are the best.

I beg to differ, but it took 4 sentences...

 

[nemo]

But the good news is that I have all the razors made in 1965 and I don't need to look for any others.

All the razors? Probably just Gillettes.

 

[1981Eagle]

All the razors? Probably just Gillettes.

Well - I don't know ... the Schick's I've seen have a date range, but not a firm year of manufacture.

If you know of any 1965 produced DE razors I would love to hear of them.

I have a Tech, Travel Tech, Super Speed 'Flair Tip', Slim Adjustable, Lady (Blue Star), even a Techmatic .... all K code 1965.

If there are more, I'd like to know

 

[dionesius3]

Well - I don't know ... the Schick's I've seen have a date range, but not a firm year of manufacture.

If you know of any 1965 produced DE razors I would love to hear of them.

I have a Tech, Travel Tech, Super Speed 'Flair Tip', Slim Adjustable, Lady (Blue Star), even a Techmatic .... all K code 1965.

If there are more, I'd like to know

There are four color variations of the Lady Gillette alone, not to mention the Aristocrat which is a gold Slim, there are Black handle Lair tip and Regular Flair tip for 1965 as well if I remember correctly, could be mistaken.

 

[1981Eagle]

There are four color variations of the Lady Gillette alone, not to mention the Aristocrat which is a gold Slim, there are Black handle Lair tip and Regular Flair tip for 1965 as well if I remember correctly, could be mistaken.

I went to B&B Wiki date chart and they indicate that the Black Handle Super Speed was made from 1966 to 1988 http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Gillette_Black_Handle_Super_Speed and although you didn't mention it, the black handle Super Adjustable began in 1968 - so there should be no K codes for that one either.

I kind of decided that I have the Lady in blue and that is a representation of the style, and I didn't need the other colors ... but now I don't know. I will probably keep my eye open for them ....

A question about the Lady - mine is in a baby blue plastic case. I've seen other cased Lady Gillettes as well, all in a blue case. Were there other color cases for the colored razors? I've never seen a yellow (champagne) case or a pinkish/red case.

That leaves the Aristocrat. I saw an Aristocrat K1 for 120.00 when I searched, but it was in Bulgaria, and I'm not certain I want to try for it

 

[alex2363]

There are four color variations of the Lady Gillette alone, not to mention the Aristocrat which is a gold Slim, there are Black handle Lair tip and Regular Flair tip for 1965 as well if I remember correctly, could be mistaken.

What is a lair tip?

 

[alex2363]

All the razors? Probably just Gillettes.

I can probably list over 2000 alone...thatsa alota razors

 

[alex2363]

I went to B&B Wiki date chart and they indicate that the Black Handle Super Speed was made from 1966 to 1988 http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Gillette_Black_Handle_Super_Speed and although you didn't mention it, the black handle Super Adjustable began in 1968 - so there should be no K codes for that one either.

I kind of decided that I have the Lady in blue and that is a representation of the style, and I didn't need the other colors ... but now I don't know. I will probably keep my eye open for them ....

A question about the Lady - mine is in a baby blue plastic case. I've seen other cased Lady Gillettes as well, all in a blue case. Were there other color cases for the colored razors? I've never seen a yellow (champagne) case or a pinkish/red case.

That leaves the Aristocrat. I saw an Aristocrat K1 for 120.00 when I searched, but it was in Bulgaria, and I'm not certain I want to try for it

There was 2 blue variations of razors.
http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Gillette_Lady_Gillette
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The cases

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[1981Eagle]

There was 2 blue variations of razors.
http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Gillette_Lady_Gillette
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The cases

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Cool - so far, my reading has led me to believe that the term 'Flair Tip' was a consumer/collector coined term and one that Gillette never used to market the razor, but the actual name of the razor was a 'Super Speed' .... but the Super Speed with the black handle came out in 1966 - and I have a 1965 K-4 in silver, so I think I'm good there.

My goal is to collect razors from 1965 (birth year) I don't know if I want all variations of the razors (like all the colors of the Lady) but I'm still deciding if having a representation of 'a Lady' is good enough to suit my needs and wants

 

[heysi]

I beg to differ, but it took 4 sentences...

Damn.....how'd I miss a that?

 

[alex2363]

Cool - so far, my reading has led me to believe that the term 'Flair Tip' was a consumer/collector coined term and one that Gillette never used to market the razor, but the actual name of the razor was a 'Super Speed' .... but the Super Speed with the black handle came out in 1966 - and I have a 1965 K-4 in silver, so I think I'm good there.

My goal is to collect razors from 1965 (birth year) I don't know if I want all variations of the razors (like all the colors of the Lady) but I'm still deciding if having a representation of 'a Lady' is good enough to suit my needs and wants

Yes,the notched, unnotched, flaretip, tantip, 40's Superspeed are a few civilian coined names not coined by Gillette.