Thread: Real Dovo or Fake?

Since the box says made in West Germany we know it is from 1946 or later. It was actually several years after the April 30, 1945 surrender before they were geared up to produce much of anything. Right after WWII Solingen's razor industry had been bombed out of existence like the rest of Germany. They were trying to recover some sort of blade related industry and grinders had to be trained. Tool and die makers had to make new die sets, stamps, etc.

The one gentleman has worked at DOVO for 40 yrs. and is not familiar with this razor and believes the grind to be strange. So, we know it was made somewhere in a 23 year window from 1946-1969. The strange grind and misforged letters probably indicate it was made in the late 1940s when people had yet to become very proficient in their new endeavors.

Facharbeit means skilled.

It is probably a great shaver.