Thread: # 14

here is my latest 14,i have a few i just finished cleaning this one up next stop bathroom ...oh ya has enybody heard of the brand i cant find it on google
thanks

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Look at the brands ie: DD, Boker, Henckels, and many of the American ones, we see quite a bit of old advertising whether the claims were true or not makes no never mind, but I have not seen the same for any of the #14 stuff and this question has come up way more then in this thread...
But no one has popped an ad yet

"Preferred by Barber's the World over the famous #14 Razor"
"Blanks Forged at the Henckenrath Razorwerks forge in Solingen Germany"
"Final Grinding and Doble' Tempering done by Filarmonica

Or something like a competitor ad saying

"The DublDuck Wonderedge 8/8 size razor now something that shaves better then the old #14"




See I have seen nothing like that and that doesn't make any sense to me we see ads about everything they could think of to sell razors but nothing about the #14 ?????

BTW the #14 Filarmonicas were downright plentyful just 2 short years ago there were at least 20 on ebay NOS in the package every day ... and that means they had papers in there

It just occurred to me that these brands were made by US companies and/or sold in the US. Obviously they were well promoted.
The 14s mostly come from Spain and Germany. I will start looking for advertising to see what will come up. I didnt think of this before :

Hi guys: very entertaining and interesting postings since my last visit. Just read up on all theories, postulates and hypotheses: thanks for sharing.

The marketing remarks caught my attention. For sure in Europe the marketing was way behind that of the US market.

There where in the US there were no holds barred on what one could "lie" to sell, in Europe many of the "serious" straight razor producers perhaps tried to fight on quality and performance of the item more.

Still there might be some gain in the perspective of looking at it from the marketing side: "where there's smoke there's fire" kind of a thing....

No matter how interesting all this is: we might be chasing a mirage (French word) as the #14 stamping might be pure and utter coincidence?

Keep the pictures and postings coming: thoroughly enjoy all this!


@ abdul61: that's a brand I have not seen yet, thanks for sharing. Also never heard of it and it'd be interesting to read if someone can share some information?


Kindest regards, Jazor.

I got a few to add. First is a 15/16 #14 Herder.


Next is the first and only #14 ERN I have ever seen. It's branded PIK but they are a ERN rebrand, also you can see the eagle and snake ERN logo on the back of the tang. It measures 6/8.

Originally Posted by Honed

I got a few to add. First is a 15/16 #14 Herder.

Beautiful razors and hone :
It that ERN a 1/4 hollow? Seems to be quite a hefty blade.

Thank you. No the ERN is a 3/4 hollow and the Herder is a 1/2 hollow.

Originally Posted by Honed

Thank you. No the ERN is a 3/4 hollow and the Herder is a 1/2 hollow.

My mistake my question was in regard to the Herder not the ERN.
Must be a heavy 1/2 hollow.

@ Honed: thank you for sharing those beautiful pictures! The "PIK / ERN" is one I have also not seen before.

Kindest regards, Jazor.

Just picked this up on the 'bay. Never heard of this brand, but razor looks in mint condition and quite unsual. Eagerly awaiting its arrival.

Here's another #14.
I have quite a few of the #14's in my collection, including a bunch of Especial Para Barbas Duras's.
But this is my only Tridur EPBD.
As with all the other, and especially the Sub-Cero's, Novodur's and EPBD's, this is a stellar shaver still, regardless of it looking a bit worse for wear
It was featured in today's SOTD as well.