Originally Posted by
Neil Miller
Carl Friedrich Ern had a factory in Solingen in 1873 and his sons took over in 1924. The Crown & Sword and the Ator were two of their high-quality razors. Older razors and knives had an eagle holding a serpent as a logo. I suppose the presence or absence of the ERN mark must have something to do with when that mark was registered. There were other manufacturers of the same name active at the same time (August Ern 1880, Ern & Co 1878, Walter Ern 1922, and others) so perhaps the adoption of "ERN" as a trade logo was a bit problematic for the earlier razors?