Safety Razor of the Month, June 2016 - The Gillette Tech

Hello everyone,

I'm bringing back the Safety Razor of the Month. Reminds me of when I joined B&B, and I miss these threads, so here we are. Hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as I do.

Here you can see a list of previous Safety Razor of the Month threads.

The Gillette Tech

From our Wiki

The Gillette Tech was notable as the first Gillette razor sold with a solid safety bar rather than an open comb guard. From a manufacturing standpoint, the Tech was the first safety razor made with a guard plate stamped from sheet metal. Previously guard plates had been machined or swaged (die-forged) from stock. This technique was patented as US 2,270,388, filed 9 Aug 1938 and issued 20 Jan 1942, and gave the Tech its characteristic diamond-indented guard plate. This depression stiffens the plate.

Gillette claimed the Tech made advancements in 4 "points" of Technology, all of which were widely advertised:

Throughout the years many versions of the Tech were made, here's a picture showing most of them:

Is a Tech your favorite razor? Then tell us about your experience with it.

Is your Tech a family heirloom? Tell us the story!

You've been wanting to try a Tech and you're not sure which model to get? We can advise you! While admittedly I'm far from being a Tech expert (actually I'm far from being an expert, period ) the members here are extremely knowledgeable and are always willing to help.

Do you own one of those scarce, beautiful Hybrid Techs? Share it with us!

Bottom line, guys - tell us about your Techs, and let's see some pictures if possible!

As a side note: Notice the handle in the ad? Isn't it a common bar handle, that you'd expect to see paired with a NEW head? I just found it interesting, as the other day in another thread a few of our members were discussing the crudeness/inaccuracy of some of these old ads.

Let's block ads! (Why?)

Safety Razor of the Month, June 2016 - The Gillette Tech