Struggling to Identify Gillette Tech

[Boganova]

Hi guys, long time lurker first time poster.

I've spent the last several hours trying to pin down more details on an old Gillette razor I found on a local auction site. The seller is an antiques dealer who knows nothing about safety razors and cant provide additional details beyond these pics.



From all the research I've done, it seems to be a Tech, and quite possibly Canadian make? But I can't figure out more than that. Its currently going cheap and I am hoping to nab it to get a better look at it.

I'm new to buying classic razors (still quite new to safety razors in general) and would love to hear any knowledge you guys have about this razor, make where its from etc. History like that fascinates me so please dont hold back

 

[Maxime D.]

The handle look like the one in the British set no11

 

[King camp]

I have the same one and was wondering also it says. |pat Canada 1932|
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I got it from a gentleman in Nova Scotia

 

[Maxime D.]

Similar but not the same.

 

[King camp]

Ah sorry I hadn't looked close enough

 

[Boganova]

thanks for the insight Maxime, it does look remarkably similar in every way, with the exception of the packaging. Does the packaging play any significant role when it comes to identifying era etc? Also, Im in NZ if that helps, although I imagine these sorts of things would've most likely have been imported from the UK back then.

 

[Maxime D.]

thanks for the insight Maxime, it does look remarkably similar in every way, with the exception of the packaging. Does the packaging play any significant role when it comes to identifying era etc? Also, Im in NZ if that helps, although I imagine these sorts of things would've most likely have been imported from the UK back then.

Here in Canada, I've seen a lot of Brit Gillette in Canadian packaging.

I have the same one and was wondering also it says. |pat Canada 1932|
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I got it from a gentleman in Nova Scotia

I have the same in NOS, IMHO these handle are nicest of all Tech handles.