Thread: Box of goodies

Thank you sir.

Originally Posted by bartds

Most of the hardened muck was easily removed by applying brake cleaner . Etching was cleaned by using Q-tips dipped in 3M Finesse and gently rubbed. Applied Innotec for final polishing.Attachment 334727I guess the oil did a good job protecting the razor in the first place. Looked worse than it actually was.

Thank you sir.

It seems that not long after 1936, this sort of item would not be marketed.
A rare thing I think?

I still want one!

Well indeed, this is a rare example for sure. Haven't seen a second one so far.
Given the fact that the execution of the recommendations and regulations of the new law took some time and the whetstone quarries closed latest 1940, I would say the stone was labelled somewhere between 1938 and 1940.
The whetstonemaker Luthardt reopened his quarry at the Weinberg after the war again, but I think that the named assosiation - if still existing - had others things to do after war than recommending sharpening stones. The areas of eastern Germany have been under russian administration and most companies and also small workshops have been socialized during that time.

Regards Peter

Thank you Peter , that makes sense. I found out that the elderly man who's apartment had to be cleared after he passed away was born in 1930 and served in the Belgian military . He was stationed in Ludenscheid after the second WW as part of the allied occupation forces.