H.Eicke & sohne - heartring

[teitjensen]

Hi everyone.
I'm new to this forum so please bare with me.

I've bought my first straightrazor kit a couple of weeks ago, and it all works fine. First I went home to my parents looking for my dad's old razor, which I knew he had in a drawer somewhere. I couldn't find it, so I bought a knew one, which I don't regret.

Now I found that old razor, dull as a... whatever. It's a H.Eicke & sohne "heartring" from Solingen. I have no doubts that this is a great razor, that's not what my question is about. My question is about a number on the tang, right between the shoulder and the modelname "heartring". On my razor, the number is 149 and I have seen some heartring models where it says 151, 152 etc.

Can anyone tell me about this number? I've tried to use the searchengine on this site, but no luck.

[jcsixx]

Probably just the model number. If a catalog for that manufacturer exists...manah or another member here may have it.

[manah]

Welcome to SRP.
H. Eicker & Söhne is an old Solingen company.
They're in business since 1875 till present day.
Here the website:
Fa. Eicker - Solingen / Scheren bester Qualität
The numbers on the tang are the model/catalog number.
I had two "216" razors.

[teitjensen]

thanks you. That was very helpful.
Manah, what are those scales made of?

[manah]

Celluloid.

[Siguy]

Welcome to SRP.
H. Eicker & Söhne is an old Solingen company.
They're in business since 1875 till present day.
Here the website:
Fa. Eicker - Solingen / Scheren bester Qualität

The numbers on the tang are the model/catalog number.
I had two "216" razors.

Manah,

Is there any way to date these razors based on model number? I'm looking at a "152" at the moment.

[manah]

Only one way to date them correctly is to find the original company catalog.
But as I know, the H. Eicker & Söhne company used trademarks "Biedermeier", "Eicker", "Rekel'.
Trademarks "Heartring-stosser", "Heartring" and "PAX" were added in 1960s.

[Dennis13]

Only one way to date them correctly is to find the original company catalog.
But as I know, the H. Eicker & Söhne company used trademarks "Biedermeier", "Eicker", "Rekel'.
Trademarks "Heartring-stosser", "Heartring" and "PAX" were added in 1960s.

What would be the approximate date and value of this Yellow pearl celluloid razor?
Thank you,
Dennis13

[JTmke]

value is what you believe it is worth. We stay away from appraisals.

[Dennis13]

value is what you believe it is worth. We stay away from appraisals.

I was not actually asking for an appraisal, but it was given to me by my grandmother back in the 1970's, it's in good condition, I just wanted an idea of it's possible value and approximate year it was made?
Thank you,
Dennis