Help Identifying this Gillette

[SpartanIV]

I finally decided to take the plunge into wetshaving after months of being fed up with my worthless electric razors shave, and long story short I ended up finding Gillette DE for $4 at an antique store. I picked it up, and polished it to a wonderful shine.

I'm curious as to when it was made, but there is no serial number of any kind on it that I can find, and I've looked pretty good. I found the Geocities page everyone talks about, but couldn't find anything to help me on it. I also searched through many images of Gillette DE's on Ebay, here, and google trying to find one that had a similar handle, but came up with nothing.

From what I can tell, it's either a ladies, or travel razor, and judging just from the style of it, I would guess it is from the 60's or 70's, although without a serial, I can't be sure.

Here are some pictures of it:




As you can see, the only wording on the whole thing is "PAT NOS ON PACKAGE, REG U.S., PAT OFF, MADE IN U.S.A.", and the Gillette logo itself.

 

[MTgrayling]

Looks like a fat handle Tech. Ok shavers with a nice solid grip.

 

[JerimiahC]

Yes, looks like my Tech. I think they're from the 40's, but someone more knowlegable may be able to chime in.

 

[SpartanIV]

After some googling it looks like that is it. Thanks guys! It's cool to know I've got a piece of history sort of, and the fact that it's at least a decent shaver is good to know as well.

 

[bobk455]

Thank you! I just purchased this DE also from an antique store. I followed everybody's suggestions for cleaning it up. I did a fair job, just one little stain on the handle that will not budge. the business end looks pretty good. I paid $2.75 for mine.

 

[Ken from Denver]

That's a good price for the Tech. I also have a Tech and still shave with it in my rotation. It's a good solid shaver, with nice balance and a certain amount of nostalgia to it. It's awesome with a Feather blade, if you can like them.........
Ken