Need some help identifying this Gillette

[Dave Colangelo]

Picked this up for $10 at a local flea market today. Not a bad find considering what travel cases go for these days. The razor is labeled Gillette England on the bottom and has U2 date code. The handle seems to be made of plastic and it has a regular TTO top. The ring on the top of the handle actuates the TTO top. This is something I have never seen. The blades are of an unknown make and are an advertisement for Old Hickory Bourbon, printed on the box, blade paper covers, and the blades them selves. The case is "Real Leather Made In England". There is a third loop on the side that I assume held a small tooth brush or something. Does any one have any more info on this travel set. The mirror is a regular one and a magnification style on the back side.





Regards
Dave

 

[jedimojeaux]

I believe that's a Knack, produced from the late sixties to mid seventies. They have good reviews on performance here. I don't know much more about them, I only discovered one earlier today while trying to identify my newest acquisition.

 

[Szyman01]

Don't know anything specific about that set, but that is a Knack razor.

 

[2fast]

Yip that's a knack, I have one and like it, having a very light handle it is very top heavy,
But that ends up helping you use less pressure.
Great razor and find.

 

[jrtaster]

$10??? Great find! Curious about an ad for Bourbon on an English product!
You done good!

 

[weizemanner]

The razor says made in England, but the travel set could be made in America, as well as the blades.

 

[jamesspo]

I saw that set once, but it did not have the razor, so I skipped over it. Great find!

 

[mmack66]

Looks like a Slim Twist.

 

[ShowMeState1977]

Anyone know anything about those blades? I was recently given a razor that had a set of those blades in the case.

 

[Niles]

Looks like a Slim Twist.

+1

 

[alex2363]

Looks like a Slim Twist.

+1

The Knack was made in USA 1966-75, and Slim Twist in England in 1967, this one is 1974.

 

[alex2363]

The razor says made in England, but the travel set could be made in America, as well as the blades.

No, this case was made in England for the Super Slim Twist set.

 

[alex2363]

Anyone know anything about those blades? I was recently given a razor that had a set of those blades in the case.

This set most likely takes the white dispenser blade box.
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...a German set

 

[alex2363]

Anyone know anything about those blades? I was recently given a razor that had a set of those blades in the case.

Most likely a marketing item, these are a Bourbon Whiskey advertiser from Philly. Gillette was known for its innovative advertising.

 

[tacchini]

the first de razor i used when i got back into de shaving was a personna version of that razor,the reason being that i found it in my fathers house, it is a bit head heavy, the first few shaves were not good, that was more down to not using good soap and brush, after reading some of the stuff on here and getting a good brush and soaps/creams and better prep, it is not a bad shaver.