Thread: Metropol 7 day set

Originally Posted by khaos

my apologies it has dawned on me I was thinking of "Monopol" not "metropol"

Ya! Me too! Sorry.

Jimbo - do they look the same as mine? Ive never heard of them before I received this set and wish to know more about them.

Originally Posted by ri7ani

I FOUND THIS,,hope it helps

METROPOL: Goedecke & Co GmbH

METROPOLE (1898, no. 29723):
H.C. Kurz, Nürnberg and Berlin.
Registry class: 9b. Style: roman.

I think you are right with the Goedecke & Co.

Originally Posted by Scipio

Jimbo - do they look the same as mine? Ive never heard of them before I received this set and wish to know more about them.

Yes they do. I know nothing about them, although they both came from Australian sources (some old men my father in law knew when he worked in an old age home back in the '60s).

James.

Wow, what a set to get as a gift! Do you know how much the friend paid for them? I'd be repaying the favour with a good bottle of his favourite spirit.

Im not sure what was paid for them, but I guess a fair amount. They were purchased at an antique fair.

I searched on ebay and found a Metropol 'trademark' not a special, by the maker that was suggested earlier in this thread.

The reverse says 'Solingen' and 'Germany,' whereas mine only says 'Germany.'
Have a look, but am I correct to assume these are Solingen blades?

GERMAN METROPOL STRAIGHT RAZOR & COMES SHAVE READY - eBay (item 160385976972 end time Dec-18-09 17:45:55 PST)

This is my first post on this site and I am still learning to navigate thru it. I recently purchased a 7-day straight razor set at a flea market. They were new and had no markings whatsoever - however, the case seemed to be of very good quality and they appeared well made. I was disappointed at first because I did not see a stainless steel mark but then learned that "stainless" is not a good choice for a razor. The asking price was $100.00 but I negotiated down to 80. This seemed reasonable since I had occasion to search for straight razors recently at most antique and flea markets in Western North Carolina. It was unusual to find anything less than $100.00 and those seemed to be in very bad shape - mind you, I may have been looking a precious metal and not know it. My interest developed because I was pursuing my ambition to be a wood carver - a master carver loaned me a home made bench knife that he made from an old razor - the story went that you could buy them a dime a dozen, plastic handle type, for about two buck. Rams horns cost about ten dollars and made perfect hilts for them and I did find a inexpensive razor and made me a wonderful knife. Then the bug bit and I just had to learn to shave with a razor and bought the set mentioned above. None of the seven in the set are razor sharp like in a barber shop and I am sure that I will need a hone and strop. Can you or anyone tell me anything about a set of razors like I described? I hope my response helped you with an idea about pricing your set - I would imagine that being old and of quality that you would expect to pay several hundred dollars based on my Smoky Mountain antique experience. Swagman.

Swagman - welcome 2 SRP

Please post this as a new thread - dont hijack mine! Im trying to find info on this set

If the firm was a Solingen firm at one time it is HIGHLY likely they always were/are, whether it says it or not. I would imagine a lot of imported blades only said Germany (even if they were made in Solingen). My Hoffritz is an example of this- says Hoffritz and M.I. Germany, but the case says Solingen and apparently they were produced by Dovo (in Solingen) under contract.

Originally Posted by Scipio

Im not sure what was paid for them, but I guess a fair amount. They were purchased at an antique fair.

I searched on ebay and found a Metropol 'trademark' not a special, by the maker that was suggested earlier in this thread.

The reverse says 'Solingen' and 'Germany,' whereas mine only says 'Germany.'
Have a look, but am I correct to assume these are Solingen blades?

GERMAN METROPOL STRAIGHT RAZOR & COMES SHAVE READY - eBay (item 160385976972 end time Dec-18-09 17:45:55 PST)

I wish I had generous family members that cared that much for me. Congratulations.