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No it's a cartridge system from the late sixties and early seventies. Basically a wound up 'tape' of blade which you wind on when it starts to dull. It has five adjustment settings for tough and light beards. It wasn't very successful because the cartridges tended to get clogged easily and it didn't give a particularly close shave. I have one and have used it maybe three times over the course of a year.
They can be found on ebay pretty cheaply (often less than £10 boxed) although you'd probably want to buy a new cartridge for it. I got a NOS cartridge from the 1970s from Spain for about £8 or £9 delivered, so not especially cheap but not going to break the bank either.
If I recall correctly, Schick brought out their own one which accepted Schick's variant of the Techmatic cartridges PLUS the Gillette cartridges, but the Gillette one could only take Gillette ones.
They can be found on ebay pretty cheaply (often less than £10 boxed) although you'd probably want to buy a new cartridge for it. I got a NOS cartridge from the 1970s from Spain for about £8 or £9 delivered, so not especially cheap but not going to break the bank either.
If I recall correctly, Schick brought out their own one which accepted Schick's variant of the Techmatic cartridges PLUS the Gillette cartridges, but the Gillette one could only take Gillette ones.