Would appreciate help in IDing these two Gillettes. The handle on the one with the fancy scrolling feels like aluminum. It has the name Gillette engraved on the top, "Made in England" on the top of the bottom plate and 4W on the bottom of the bottom plate. The fat handled Gillette says "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." and 'MADE IN USA' on the bottom of the bottom plate along with the Gillette Diamond. The brass colored one is definitely not steel (magnet test). The handle is heavy and may be brass. The head plates are light and probably anodized aluminum.
Two Gillette 3-pieces and a four-piece?
- Thread starter Rick Sparks
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The Gillettes are a fat handled early tech(late 30s, early 40s), and an aluminum British tech(not sure of the Brit dating, I'd say 60s). Never seen the other one before.
The 4 piece looks like one of the many .... MANY different German travel razors that were made. Lots of them had no markings.
I would place the British Tech as a 4th quarter 1976. The late British Techs and Slim Twists began using the date coding scheme.
Good to know, AG! We can always count on you!
