Thread: very old razor? a.c. menges hohscheid solingen hamburg ring

In my introduction i told you guys something about a very old razor. Well here is my post with pictures from the razor. Who can tell me more about its history and about the razor itself. I can take more pictures if needed. It has number 70 on its backside. The razor is from the grandfather of my grandfather(five generations old and not four as i described earlier)

I've got a 'Hamburg Ring' marked razor and it is an excellent shaver. I've heard/read that it is a type of grind, and I've also heard/read that it was an area in Germany where razors were made hence the name. I don't know if either is correct. From looking at your razor I suspect it was made in the 1920s or '30s but that is just a guess. Maybe one of our SRP historians will come along and have some info on the specific maker.

Like Jimmy said, this razor is probably from the 20s or 30s. The scales are not original to the razor and appear to come from a Paul Schulze razor.

Paul Schulze, Solingen-Weyer in 1922, 1925 and 1928, Brüderstrasse 24 in 1939 and 1983. Brand names: 'Original Schulze', 'Selbstfahrer'. Open-blade razor maker.

There is an example of this razor that shows the identical logo on the scales.

Regards - Walt

Is it possible to get it revised again so that i can use it to shave

Originally Posted by rawplayer

Is it possible to get it revised again so that i can use it to shave

Sure, from the photos it looks like it has no cracks and minimal, if any chipping on the edge. Go to SRP classifieds 'member services' here, and you can see guys that do restoring and honing. Personally I wouldn't go for a 'full restore', just clean it up and hone it. That is up to you. If the scales (handles) aren't cracked keep the originals. IMHO.

Definitely re-pinned. I think Walt is correct about them originally being Schulze scales. The logo shows a hand-powered four wheel cart. Used on the railway, they could be operated by one or two people. there are vintage models for children to play on, as this old tin toy shows:



They are called different names by different people: handcart, handwagon, velocipede, etc. Definitely in the 'sebstfahr' (german for 'self-drive') tradition that is alluded to in the link Walt points to, but I'm sure there is another german name for them.

A C Menges & Sohn seem to have made a variety of razors, among them the 'ACMENSO'. This particular brand was registered in 1961 and is now deleted from the german trade mark listings:



A C Menges address:



The company itself was acquired in 1995:



Regards,
Neil