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  1. 03-17-2015, 09:58 PM #1
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    I won a Schlenker's Creation, New York on ebay a while back. Price was too good to pass up and it's in amazing condition. It is a Solingen made blade and I imagine it's like many razors made in England or Germany for markets in the US. (Hilger, Bagshaw...) I have found it referenced twice in SRP and I'm coming up fairly empty with internet searches and databases.

    Does anyone know anything about Schlenker, either as a razor or a business? Mostly curious as to what years they were in business.

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    well the only thing I have to say is where is the photographic evidence of this?
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    Lies, unbelievable! No pic no truth.
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    Per your request.

    The tang looks like it's color case hardened.

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    The tip of one of the scales is cracked at the pin. Plus, they are celluloid. They gotta go. Plan to re-scale them in something to match the tang colors.

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    Schlenker Hardware Co, was in business from at least as early as 1886 (some say 1880s) up to its closure, lamented by many, in 1995.

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    They had a number of buidings, before they got around to building there own. In 906 they were at 213 - 215 West Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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    They would have imported the razor, I believe.

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    That's PERFECT! Thank you so much, Neil!

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