Newbie First Find?

[Pedro Navaja]

I have been using a Gillette Tech Travel which I have come to love. However, It's handle can use a little more...well...handle. Luckily for me, I live just a few miles from a great Antique rows town, so I decided to ventured to see if I could find one. Well, did not see any handles, but I found this:


For less than $10 I thought I did pretty ok. Then when I got home I decided to research the one right next to it, which I really wanted to buy, but I did not know much about it. It turns out it was a open comb Gillette ball-end in gold-- for the same price of the tech!?!?!. It needed some cleaning, and one of the "teeth?" was slightly bent. I will not try to give the impression I know a lot about this, so here I ask: Did I do well? Should I go (or run) back to the store and buy the open comb one? Did I wasted money?

Oh, and they also had a Gem micro-"something" SE in great condition, also for less than $10. Is the one with a pretty cool twist to open door, and It just looked too cool. Just that I am trying to concentrate in one thing at a time...Darned ADHD meds!!!

 

[Maxime D.]

Hello there my young Padawan You did a great job, when you'll cleaned it, This Tech fat handlewill be a beaty.

 

[Pedro Navaja]

Any enabler... I mean,advice regarding that golden open comb sitting there...all alone, waiting to be rescued and loved? Looks very much like this, but without the case and extras (pic from Mr. Razor (off course)

 

[CGW409]

Very nice early Tech and by all means a slightly bent tooth should not keep you from that ball handle Old Type.
And as long as we're here stoking the fires of your RAD get the Gem Micromatic you'll most likely fall victim to the siren call of SE razors anyway so go for it.
However work only with one razor(I'd suggest the Tech)until you've got your DE shaving mojo working.

 

[Pedro Navaja]

Thanks, That's all I needed

 

[Dools]

Great Find!

Congratulations! Enjoy.