Help me identify these two Gillette Tech

[GeorgeSa19]

Hello! I recently got a pair of Gillette's and I found out they are "Ball End Tech" but I can't seem to identify their production year.
One of them is a USA made and came in this plastic case:

And the other one is British made, almost identical to the bottom one:

This one doesn't have patent. Here is a picture of the two:

I know they're both Tech, but I'd really like to know their year of production. I could be wrong, but I think the USA one could have been made right before USA joined the WW2?
I really hope you guys can help me with this!

Greetings!

 

[Atlantic59]

Not an expert, but,

For #1 - no date code and oval slots means somewhere in the years 1946-50.

For #2 -I'm thinking that looks like an English flat bottom Tech with the extra slots in the base plate. A very nice-shaving razor. Not sure on the year.

mr-razor Tech razors

 

[never-stop-learning]

Hello! I recently got a pair of Gillette's and I found out they are "Ball End Tech" but I can't seem to identify their production year.
One of them is a USA made and came in this plastic case:

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And the other one is British made, almost identical to the bottom one:

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This one doesn't have patent. Here is a picture of the two:
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I know they're both Tech, but I'd really like to know their year of production. I could be wrong, but I think the USA one could have been made right before USA joined the WW2?
I really hope you guys can help me with this!

Greetings!

You have two really nice shaving razors there.

For #1 - no date code and oval slots means somewhere in the years 1946-50.

That is also my understanding. Am I correct, though, that the Post-war NDC with oval lather slots should have a Fat Handle instead of the Ball End Handle?

Definitely one of my favorite Techs, the handle notwithstanding.

For #2 -I'm thinking that looks like an English flat bottom Tech with the extra slots in the base plate. A very nice-shaving razor. Not sure on the year.

It certainly is an English Flat Bottom Tech. Another one of my favorite Techs.

As with the Post-war oval lather slot, the English Flat Bottom Tech also came with the Fat Handle (at least one had a Slim Handle) but not the Ball End Handle.

Hope this helps.

 

[ajkel64]

Both are great razors, use them and enjoy them. Techs are just great.

 

[kingfisher]

It isn't all that easy to figure out exact dates of manufacture for Techs, generally speaking. The first one, as has been mentioned, is a post-war Tech, not a pre-war. I agree with the 1946-1950 estimate.

The second one is a British flat-bottom Tech. A good shaver and a bit less common. No idea of the date.

Enjoy!

 

[BigJ]

Two fine shavers!! Enjoy!!

 

[never-stop-learning]

Neglected to add this to my previous post: The English Flat Bottom is, very likely, from the 1940s.

 

[GeorgeSa19]

Thank you very much! you guys are very kind!