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I just picked a sweetie ERN Crown & Sword on the cheap. Super sharp and it looks like it's never been used. Had a bit of rust but it cleaned up really well (I wish just a little bit better but what the hey?).
It says Wald - Germany. I've seen these stamped Wald - Solingen or just Solingen but not just Wald. What gives?
-Brian
Because Wald can be either a surname in solingen (family name) or a place. (Wald means forest). So simply wald would be a vague place to put on your razor.
Yeah what are they trying to say? Made in the woods somewhere in Germany?
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Either way, ERN are nice razors, and quite respected over here.
Si
Ahh man this thing is sweet! I'm wondering if it's a war years (WWI or WWII) straight? Maybe they left off Solingen so that no one would know that they make knifes in that town...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunsi
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Do you mean a Razor like this one? I got this one from a friend of mine. They are great shavers, but he told me they stopped production be for the war.
Regards
Phil
Wald was a village next to Solingen in the past. As with urban sprawl in many countries, Wald was incorporated into Solingen as that city grew.
I like the Crown and Sword razors a lot. They're another razor that I consider to be an excellent value because the collectors haven't turned them into a cult razor but they're well made, have very good steel and every one I've had (more than a couple) have been quite good shaver. I still have some ERN's in my collection.
Thanks for the info. I kind of thought it was a town next to Solingen but I could not find really anything to confirm that. There's a Wald in southern Germany (no where near Solingen) but that would not make sense if at one time they stamped Wald-Solingen.
No not the same as in the photo. I think mine may be a little older. It has a crown and sword symbol embossed on one side of the scales (black bakelite?).
I also picked up a BOSS (Germany) made for A.W. Wadsworth & Son that looks/feels like it was made by ERN (side by side the two look almost identical). Where was BOSS razors made? I've not found any info on them. There's a thread here that has some info that BOSS made them for Wadsworth, but that's it.
Another is the Geneva's (New York). I've got a minty 5/8 (has a antler stamp) that's a sweet little number. Very well made, I think they took their cue from the Solingen razors (maybe the same steel, imported and made in the states? Sure feels like it).Quote:
Originally Posted by PapaBull
On the subject of Crown and Sword/ERN marked razors, I have a very nice Crown & Sword ERN marked razor that has "Sultan Razor" "Trademark Registered" deeply engraved on the blade. Is it accurate to state that there were a number of models withing the Crown and Sword line? Grant
Yes, Grant - there were different models
Cheers
Ivo