Hoffritz Razor

All Right gents, I just got my latest ebay find. A Hoffritz Razor. The tang is Stamped made in W Germany. In gold wash on the front is written FIRST on the left side, in the center is an etched circle with an anchor and crossed swords, Then on the right side a gold banner that reads class. There was some rust on the spine and the upper part of the blade that came of in about two seconds. the rest of the blade appears to be new. Very shiny, very clean. I got this with a satin edge that will take some work. Anyone heard of this brand. I figure I got a deal anyway. I only paid 35$ total, including shipping. Well anybody know anything about this razor?

Phil

Hoffritz had high quality brushes (made by Simpsons, iirc)

This particular etch w/ the swords and anchor whatnot is standard on Solingen blades, and I think it may also have been made by another top brand for Hoffritz. However, I think the "Class" should be "High Class" - if memory serves right (as on some Pumas, Bartmann, and other Solingen blades)

Cheers
Ivo

You are correct. it helps to have my glasses on when I try to read.

Phil

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Originally Posted by floridaboy

You are correct. it helps to have my glasses on when I try to read.

Phil

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:roflmao this was funny... Glad I helped :)

By the way, I am almost certain there was a Hoffritz store (or another store that sold Hoffritz) in New York some time ago - it was considered high quality

Cheers
Ivo

Made in W. Germany implies it was made after WW 2 and before the Berlin wall was pulled down.

I believe Hoffritz was acquired by International Cutlery (???) awhile ago. I had a Hoffritz str8 that DudEx lost on its way to Lynn. Seemed like a nice razor. They specialized in manicure tools, scissors, etc. Haven't seen much from them recently, except under the new company name.

I remember the store they had in NYC, been there many times but never bought anything. It was a real high end cutlery type place. They manufactured nothing, everything they sold was made by others but it was all top quality. I would guess their razors, at least the ones they were selling in the 1970s were made by Dovo. I don't know about the earlier ones though.

The old Hoffritz razors were really nice shavers. I have a couple plain white handled ones in near mint condition that are great shavers and was going to put them up for sale in the group. The new ones......??????????

Lynn

Well I got the camera out. I think this will do for what I paid for it.

Phil

Hey floridaboy, congratulations on the new position.

(new toes to tread upon, heh, heh, heh...):y

all things in moderation, Bruce

On the DE side, Hoffritz marketed razors made by Merkur, so I suspect this is a Dovo straight. A rose by any other name...

I just picked up a Hoffritz High Class like the one in the photo however mine is A1 Mint and shaves as well or better than my Dovo Bismarck. I'lt'l probably be on Ebay this week but if someone wants to make an offer before it's listed, write me at [email protected] and I'll send you some pictures. It's a fantastic razor.

This looks like it came from the day when Hoffritz was still a high quality retailer. It's shops used to import the best quality steel goods from West Germany. A lunch time trip was like going to the candy store.

I got one from the early 80's that is actually my first straight. Tis the one that got me started. Cracked ice scales and still in mint shape and ooh and shaves very nicely. I am going to hand it down to my 16 year old boy when he starts shaving regularly.

I bought one of the plain white handled ones from Lynn that he mentions in this thread. It's a great shaver just as Lynn said it would be. Thanks again, Lynn.:tu

Chris L

Nice razor, how does it shave?