Gillette Date Code Reference

Original material can be found here. I have summarized it for personal reference only. Not for commercial use.

1903 No Serial Numbers 100* "Double Ring" handle thin cap/guard
1904 1-25424, 25425-45424 100* "Pat. appl. for" & "Pat. Nov. 15.04" (USA)
1905 45425-370424 100* "Pat. Mar.7.05" (Canada)
1906 370425-770424 100*/102 June 06: Single ring handle introduced
1907 770425-A195424 102
1908 A195425-A675857 102 "Diamond & Arrow" Logo. Pocket Edition with solid fancy handles & matching cases.
1909 A675858-B222220 102
1910 B222221-B697600 102 Aristocrat Model introduced.
1911 B697601-C80508 102
1912 C80509-C260238 102
1913 C260239-C407806 102
1914 C407807-C578360 102 Bulldog handle intoduced.
1915 C578361-C911806 102 Milady Decollette short handle (long neck)
1916 C911807-D516474 102
1917 D516475-E449207 102 Hollow Handle Pocket Edition
1918 E449208-J7344 Plus F/G/H (no I) J Series all U.S. military 102 3.5 million razors produced for US forces in WWI
1919 J7345-K927216 J Series all U.S. military 102 Big Fellow introduced.
1920 K927217-N459887 102
1921 N459887-P679777 102 102A: "Old Style" Thick cap/guard
1921 1A-863912A (USA), V=Spain, W=France, Y=Britain, Z=Canada 102A/106 106: New Improved / heavy flat guard
1922 863913A-336676B 102A/106 Old Style still seen with no serial #
1923 336677B-391575B 102A/106
1924 391576B-485927B 102A/106
1925 485928B-602049B 102A/106
1926 602050B-770070B 102A/106
1927 770071B-902611B, Serial No.'s end Oct. 17 102A/106
1928 Serial No.s start Aug. 28 1C-94800C 102A/106/126 126= Mod. 106 /narrow shoulders
1929 94801C-241755C 102A/126/134 Model 134 "long slot" test marketed
1930 A 1/2/3/4 (Letter=year, number=quarter of year). Only DeLuxe models were serial #'d, starting 1-D 134 134: New Gillette (takes slotted blade)
1931 B 134/148/154/160/162/164/170/175 148/154:short bar/two bar caps. 160/2/4/70/5: "Goodwill" types. Handles: ball end and new bar end.
1932 C 134/160 160: Standard Goodwill/solid cap
1933 D 134/160
1934 E 134/160/TTO Aristocrat One-Piece TTO with Bulldog handle & comb guard. (TTO=Twist To Open )
1935 F 134/160/TTO
1936 G 134/TTO
1937 H 134/TTO Sheraton TTO (gold, regular handle)
1938 I 134/TTO Senator TTO , nickel vs gold)
1939 J 134/TTO/Tech Tech intro'd with triangle guard slots.
1940 K 134/TTO/Tech Regent Tech TTO (last comb guard)
1941 L 134/TTO/Tech Milord TTO (bar guard version of Sheraton)
1942 M Tech War production only
1943 N Tech War production only
1944 O Tech War production only
1945 P Tech War production mostly
1946 R TTO/Tech Full civilian production resumes.
1947 S TTO/Tech "SuperSpeed" replaces Senator. "Rocket" in Canada and UK.
1948 T TTO/Tech "Improved" TTO's notched for blade dispenser
1949 U TTO/Tech First plastic case: red/ clear styrene.
1950 V TTO/Tech
1951 W 1/2/3/4. (Yr. letter code plus quarter f year) TTO/Tech Razors get date codes (year & 1/4)
1952 X TTO/Tech Tech gets parallel slots
1953 Y TTO/Tech Executive: heavy gold handle
1954 Z TTO/Tech Coloured TTO knobs for blade angle.
1955 A TTO/Tech
1956 B TTO/Tech
1957 C TTO/Tech
1958 D TTO/Tech "Adjustable" Dial TTO. TV Special this year only
1959 E TTO/Tech Adjustable TTO: short thick handle
1960 F TTO/Tech Toggle Adjustable this year only
1961 G TTO/Tech
1962 H TTO/Tech
1963 I TTO/Tech Lady Gillette TTO. Men's Adjustable gets long thin handle.
1964 J TTO/Tech Tech notched guard ends
1965 K TTO/Tech/Techmatic "Techmatic" Band Blade Razor
1966 L TTO/Tech/Techmatic
1967 M TTO/Tech/Techmatic
1968 N TTO/Knack/Tech/Techmatic Knack (SlimTwist in UK & Canada) knob under head. "Orbiter 4000" electric Band razor
1969 O TTO/Knack/Tech/Techmatic TTO black handles (long and short), "Super Adjustable"
1970 P TTO/Knack/Tech
1971 R TTO/Knack/Tech/TracII "TracII" introduced
1972 S TTO/DE/Tech/TracII Knack becomes "Double Edge" (DE)?
1973 T TTO/DE/Tech/TracII TracII introduced as "GII" outside North America. Tech prod'n ends in US.
1974 U TTO/DE/TracII Super-Speed TTO production ends
1975 V DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable "Daisy" disposible for Ladies
1976 W DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable "Good News" disposible for men.
1977 X DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable "Atra" introduced
1978 Y DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable Atra for Women
1979 Z DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable
1980's A-J DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable "Swivel" disposible in 1980
1985 F DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable Trac II and Atra "Plus". Good News "Pivot Plus" and Daisy Plus disposibles.
1989 J DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable
1990's K-U DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable/Sensor "Sensor" for Men introduced in 1990
1992 M DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable/Sensor "Sensor" for Women
1993 N DE/TracII/Atra/Disposable/Sensor Sensor Excel
1998 T TracII/Atra/Disposable/Sensor/ Mach 3 "Mach 3" for Men introduced. DE production ends.
2000's V-E TracII/Atra/Disposable/Sensor/ Mach 3
2001 W TracII/Atra/Disposable/Sensor/ Mach 3 Venus for Women, Mach3 style razor. Mach3 "Cool Blue"