Thread: Emil Voos razor

I have a razor market Aristocrat on one side of the tang and Emil Voos Solingen Germany on the other side, It's a 5/8 full hollow with gold colored celluloid scales. It didn't show up in uniclecta(?), have any of you any info on it?

I was doing a search and this is the only mention of Voos on the entire site.

Voos was a very well-respected firm like JA Henckels. They made knives, swords, razors, and more. They were big in the early 20th century but Nazi Germany started pushing them around. I'm not saying there weren't Nazi sympathizers - there might've been some just about everywhere in Germany at that time - but Voos (the firm, not the person) was forced to make stuff for Nazi Youth and other programs. Since so many Voos items have Nazi logos, you don't find them around much. Who wants to go shaving with a Nazi razor? If you can find one in good condition that has no Nazi reference, consider it a rare item.

Thanks, my searches turned up quite a few links to Nazi items. The razor has luckily no Nazi references, but the scales is a little warped so they require some work before it's functional again. I'll have to try to straighten the scales soon,and hone it up just to see how it shaves.

This isn't the same Mr. Voos who teamed up with a certain Mr. Dorp, is it? To make Do-Vo? (DOrp/VOos)?

Originally Posted by blueprinciple

This isn't the same Mr. Voos who teamed up with a certain Mr. Dorp, is it? To make Do-Vo? (DOrp/VOos)?

Yes, it is.