Thread: Wonder Razor?

Anybody ever seen or heard of these? Got it for a song and dance..

Not heard of them, but many were made branded for distributors. Is there anything on the tang?

Hmm, doesn't really look like a Chronik . . . ;-)


Regards,
EL

Ok, so after receiving the razor and spending some time behind a dremel, I found it says "The Wonder Master" on one side, and "Strutz & Clottu Co. Chicago Made in Germany" on the other. Anybody have any info now?

Struth and Clottu c 1921-1922 Located at 129 North Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois. Victor E. Clottu was president. Their specialty was razors. - "Goins' Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings"

Your razor was made by a jobber in Germany and stamped with the name of this company. There is probably no way of knowing who actually made this razor. After World War I, the American market was flooded with inexpensive, and sometimes inferior, razors from Germany. There were hundreds of hardware stores, cutlers, barber shop suppliers, etc. that used these unnamed, and now unknown, German manufacturers to personalize the razors
that they sold.

Regards - Walt

LOL, should have spent the $5 on a six pack then right?

Originally Posted by heathmanc

LOL, should have spent the $5 on a six pack then right?

Not necessarily. I have a lot of razors stamped "Germany" that are excellent shavers. The only way to find out is to hone it up and shave with it. My point is that just because a razor was made in Germany is not a guarantee of quality. Many people confuse made in Germany with made in Solingen, Germany. You can almost always depend on the Solingen mark, but not always on the Germany mark.

Your five dollar razor could end up showing your good taste, but I can't imagine that a five dollar six pack would taste so good.

Regards - Walt