Help with Tech ID

[MikeyTX]

Hi all,

I just received an English flat-bottom Tech from Chris at Back Roads Gold. Chris says it's from the 40s and is sort of rare due to the thin handle. He replated it in mirror nickel, so I don't know what the original finish was, but it did come in a small bakelite box.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Alum Ladd]

Hi all,

I just received an English flat-bottom Tech from Chris at Back Roads Gold. Chris says it's from the 40s and is sort of rare due to the thin handle. He replated it in mirror nickel, so I don't know what the original finish was, but it did come in a small bakelite box.

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Thanks for your help!

From your description I would say it was one of these guys

Thin handled Techs do seem to be quite rare. Nice acquisition!

 

[MikeyTX]

From your description I would say it was one of these guys

Thin handled Techs do seem to be quite rare. Nice acquisition!

Thanks so much, looks just like mine but the Made In England lettering isn't quite so legible. The shave is excellent though. I only have one shave with it, and I think I prefer it to the US postwar and prewar Techs.

 

[Guido75]

The English Flat Bottom is an amazing razor. Smooth and super efficient. Excellent find!

Guido

 

[smudge]

I have exactly the same set and it's a really lovely shaver - smooth and very efficient. Personally I prefer it with a fat handle from another Tech, but that's just my opinion. It also works very well with a Bulldog handle from a Weber PH.

 

[MikeyTX]

I have exactly the same set and it's a really lovely shaver - smooth and very efficient. Personally I prefer it with a fat handle from another Tech, but that's just my opinion. It also works very well with a Bulldog handle from a Weber PH.

I prefer the fat handles as well, I may see if Chris can come up with something plated to match.

 

[BigJ]

Great razor!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

 

[HazMat Shaver]

Nice grab. Congrats. The thing handle is a bit harder to find. I've been looking for a while. They don't come up very often

 

[DavidN88]

I own one of these razors, and after the first shave with it, turned into my #1 razor. I'm just blown away about how smooth and still efficient this razor is.

Can someone show the difference between the thin vs the fat handle?

 

[Multum in parvo]

I own one of these razors, and after the first shave with it, turned into my #1 razor. I'm just blown away about how smooth and still efficient this razor is.

Can someone show the difference between the thin vs the fat handle?

I only have fat handles but the pics above will make for the comparison.

 

[DavidN88]

Oh ok, looks like mine is the English Thin Flat Bottom.