Thread: Saying hello and help with what type of razor.

Hello Ducati,
Off the top of my head, that looks like some type of Gillette Ball Tech. I would say from the 1930s. It's a relatively mild shaver.

I agree with my good friend Obie, looks like a ball end Tech. I couldn't nail down a year for you, but it's in really good condition. Nice find.

Thank u guys for your help. The shop has another in about the same condition that I am going to get for a friend. It will be nice to know a little about it before I give it to him.

you might try asking at badger and blade dot com, too. Pretty sure it's a Gillette ball end Tech, I think these were made well into the fifties, but they starting putting date codes on them (A1, D2, etc) in 1950, IIRC.

Wealth of information on that forum, lots of friendly and helpful folks there too.

The first DE razor I got was a (not gold) Gillette Tech -- cost $5 at an antique store.

I was quite surprised when I put a blade into it, and it _shaved_ !!! It took me a while (with help here) to understand that "no pressure on the blade" really meant "NO pressure on the blade".

Get some DE blades (a sampler is nice) and try it out. Pre-shave prep matters -- it's not a cartridge razor.

. Charles

Once you try a vintage Gillette you will kiss cartridge razors 'Good-Bye' forever! I shaved with a Gillette Trac II for 35 years, got tired of the high priced cartridges and tried a vintage Gillette. After about 6 months I tried a str8, now I deal with RAD as in 5 DEs and 36 str8s.....................

Originally Posted by DoughBoy68

Once you try a vintage Gillette you will kiss cartridge razors 'Good-Bye' forever!

Amen to that brother!

Somewhere close to the sides of the diamond on the bottom plate you should see a small letter on one side and a small number on the other. Given that you can look up the code and determine exactly when it was made. I had a similar one made 4th Quarter 1962

Originally Posted by DoughBoy68

Once you try a vintage Gillette you will kiss cartridge razors 'Good-Bye' forever! I shaved with a Gillette Trac II for 35 years, got tired of the high priced cartridges and tried a vintage Gillette. After about 6 months I tried a str8, now I deal with RAD as in 5 DEs and 36 str8s.....................

I certainly agree with your assessment of multiblade cartridge razors. My face started feeling better instantly when I went with the double edge, single edge, and straight razors. In other words, one blade.

I've been wondering for about a couple of years now, just what it is about the multiblade razors and canned goo that left my face chapped all the time. I think if you have two blades your face gets two passes in one, increasing the chances of irritation. I also think the canned goo does not protect your face. When you use canned gel it gunks up between the blades and forces you to press harder, causing more irritation.

I just can't get over what a difference it has made to use the retro shaving equipment. It feels great!