Another 'help me identify this razor' thread - Feinster Deutscher Hohlschiff ?

[erimille]

I'm trying to find any information on the following razor. The razor has the following markings

Feinster Deutscher Hohlschiff
Eugen Haering
Solinger





and the case

August Schebor
Messerschmied

Salzburg
Platzl 2 (Zeilereck)



I don't know a thing about straight razors, but as a woodworker, I do know a bit about blades and sharpening and this seems like a very impressive tool. I can't find anything about this in the straight razor database [1], but I'm only now getting my bearings on the wonderful resources this site contains so I may have missed something.

Any help folks can provide would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance!

--eric

[1] Category:Straight Razor Database - Straight Razor Place Wiki

[erimille]

Following up on my own thread.... and starting to break down the markings after spending a bit more time on this site.

Feinster (or Feinster Hohlschiff?) seems to be the manufacturer of the razor. There seems to be very little information about this manufacturer available from what I can tell. I'm assuming it was common to see smaller shops manufacture their own line but ultimately see consolidation in the market around larger firms.

The region this razor was forged was Solingen, Germany. Solingen, Germany one of the main knife making centres in Europe, produced high quality razors.

On the back is marked 'ICO 5/8' but i'm not quite sure what that means other than correlating to size. I have no idea what 'ICO' means.

--eric (learning on the fly)

[BobH]

I am not good at translating German but my take on your razor is:

Feinster Deutscher Hohlschiff > Fine/Finest German Hollow ground

Eugen Haering > Manufacturer

Solingen > Well known place in Germany for production of edged impliments

The Case

August Schebor Messerschmied > Owner of a Cultlery store

Bob

5/8 refers to the razors blade size, width of blade spine to edge.

[Martin103]

Feinster Hohlschliff is not the maker it means Finest hollow in german.Actually its Feinster Deutscher Hohlschiff wich means Finest German hollow.The Maker is Eugen Haering Solingen Germany


Eugen Haering, Solingen. Brand name: 'Marke Dreiblatt'. Razor-blade maker.

[manah]

Welcome to SRP.

Feinster (or Feinster Hohlschiff?) seems to be the manufacturer of the razor.

No.
The translation of 'Feinster Deutscher Hohlschliff' is close to 'full hollow ground by Germans'.
Your razor was made by Eugen Haering, Solingen.

[manah]

....I write very slowly.

[erimille]

Thanks (to all)! It looks like I was heading down a bit of a wrong path on the manufacturers. Seems like I only got the location correct

'Feinster' was the only match under Manufacturer in the Straight Razor Database but the results were limited at best. I'm afraid Eugen Haering doesn't match at all. Does anyone have any information regarding Eugen Haering?

I'm happy to add this to the database if this is worth adding, but ... well ... i have no idea if this is worth adding

--eric (looking into strop hardware at the moment with the silly notion of making his own)

[erimille]

On the back is marked 'ICO 5/8' but i'm not quite sure what that means other than correlating to size. I have no idea what 'ICO' means.

Correction... it is not 'ICO 5/8' but '1CO 5/8'. I still have no idea what 1CO is

--eric