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  1. 07-02-2016, 02:41 AM #1
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    Easy~! Get every number and rate them for yourself!
    Don't forget the Twinworks razors.

    They seem to have a numbering system of their own!
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    I would tend to agree with BobH on this since I have recently purchased a few Henkels with the "twin" logo on them and they were or supposed 70's razors which are definitely after 1969. Maybe the single logo is signifying an outside Germany build.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    Easy~! Get every number and rate them for yourself!
    Don't forget the Twinworks razors.

    They seem to have a numbering system of their own!
    Part of that is Zwillingsworth was made for German areas and Twinworks is an export stamp, and the number system does not make a whole lot of sense. It seems as though you can get two razors of the same grind and shape with different numbers stamped on them. Things that make you go hmmmm.
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    My first thought was that a Henckels with a one-man logo might have been manufactured someplace other than their Twinworks facility.

    Out of curiosity...
    Doesn't Henckels manufacture straight razors anymore? I went to their site and couldn't find a single one!

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    Quote Originally Posted by howdydave View Post
    My first thought was that a Henckels with a one-man logo might have been manufactured someplace other than their Twinworks facility.
    Well whatever the reason, if it is that rare, and if you can get a razor with that mark at a reasonable price, I'd take a chance. You can eventually find out what the single 'twin' mark signifies. In the meanwhile you might have a collector’s item.
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    Quote Originally Posted by howdydave View Post
    Out of curiosity...
    Doesn't Henckels manufacture straight razors anymore? I went to their site and couldn't find a single one    !
    Not to my knowledge. I think they either stopped in the 80's??? Or maybe early 90's??? But I am not the one to ask just what I think I read somewhere.
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    To my knowledge, ALL German manufacturers went through a 'tough time' in the late 1940s .... Boker, Henckels, Wustof, Puma, and many others .... they all made German dress daggers for the Nazis. They all, pretty much, regretted that relationship - so many of them even say that 'that was a different company' ... even if the trademark and logo looked the same. Maybe not 100% on topic, but it is a reason why German makers changed logos and trademarks
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    I found the razor that I was talking about and bought it.

    It is a: Henckels 10072 1/2 Solingen Straight Razor; Shave Ready.

    Based on what was said on this thread, I got it for it's apparently unique logo.

    I wonder if the "1/2" means "half of the twins"?

    see: http://www.ebay.com/itm/281975624616

    I don't know how long this page will stay on e-bay, so photos to follow...

    BTW: I have contacted J.A. Henckels in an attempt to find out when this product was manufactured.
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    Well a couple of thoughts, it does specifically say Germany on the blade, I have never seen that logo on a Henckels blade, 1/2 indicates a round point.
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    Some answers right here http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...al-fake-7.html
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