Thread: C.V Heljestrand

Originally Posted by brightred

according to the kindal website this must have been in 1907. as the grandson explains the company was bought by his grandfather magnus, who died in 1912.

regards,
hans

No, these razors were not available until the late 1920's.

Originally Posted by Kees

I never saw an inox Heljestrand razor other than a lathercatcher.

i have an inox straight razor, at least it says inox on the side with the heljestrand stamp. there is nothing on the reverse side of the tang, but it looks like a nr. 24 (9/16, quarter hollow) or a small nr. 7 (9/16, half hollow). the blade is not well ground and a little bit warped. i find it difficult to sharpen. i have never shaved with it.

regards,
hans

Originally Posted by doc47

No, these razors were not available until the late 1920's.

what do you mean by "these razors"? i am not talking about the inox razors, but about the year when the company was bought by the kindal family.

hans

Inox razors were not made by CVH until the late 20's, and the Inox lather catcher razors are the first recorded big sale to Kindal that I have been able to find. My friend in Eskilstuna is currently on vacation but will send me what he finds in the local library (The Swedes were pretty poor at keeping old business records, but the town Library did a good job of cataloging local historical information) and what he already has. It many or may not add to our knowledge. I already have one friend outside of Stockholm who is a Swedish Razor historian (all brands not just CVH) and he has stated that the company was sold in the late 20's. What I'm trying to determine is: did Kindal buy a substantial interest in the company when they first issued stock and then finished the purchase in the late 20's or whatever else might have happened. The trouble that I still have with the Kindal website is that is the only source of the sale date information. To be believable, in my eyes, it needs to be confirmed in Eskilstuna where it began. It, I hope, will also explain why the family sold the business. As a research scientist my professional career I have a built in need for independent corroboration.

CV Heljestrand apparently still exists as a manufacturer of surgical instruments.
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I still use a Heljestrand nailclipper that I was given by my father.