Thread: Need some help with "Friedrich Schrick" and a fellow

Just got two razors - one of these ebay auctions where everything is bad (bad presentation, invalid paypal account, lazy and lousy correspondence and products where others had their hands on), but I wanted a razor that at least looks a bit like Your cool and unaffordable Wade&Butchers and I got them for just a few bucks.
I also need some "learn-toys".

One is a "Friedrich Schrick" (Friedr. Schrick on the tang). Either it has honemarks from its long and busy life or someone did his first honing exercises on her.
I could not find anything about that brand. Even google had no answer (at least not on the first few pages). Has anyone seen or heard of them?



It has remainders of rust, but the edge is free of that. I'm not sure what to do with that blade. Some Autosol made it shine really well, but the pitting of course remains unless I do grinding. I must admit, I like blades with pitting. Why not see their age? However the combination of perfect shine and pitting somehow is not good.

I could sand the blade with fine paper and make it satin. That would probably make the pitting a bit less obvious. Then polish tang and spine. Probably a bit tricky due to the curve towards the tang.

First thing however is the tip. This spike really is rectangular and I'm not sure, if that's the way they made it or if that is tribute to straight honing. The sharp edge goes directly to the very tip and I can hardly believe that shaving without cutting is possible at all.



Any tips, comments, ideas are gladly welcome.


The second is this one:



someone tried his new buffer on it, but then not thorough enough to remove the etching completely. No idea what this is. The tang says



P 3 FORD (?)

Here some information about your second razor, http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...rd-razors.html

Originally Posted by Martin103

Here some information about your second razor, http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...rd-razors.html

Wow... that's how they once looked, lovely. Thanks for the link

There were a number of Schricks who made razors:



Friedrich Schrick figures in the 1920 address book, above. The other firm - Carl Schrick, Sohn had been in Kasernenstrasse since at least 1901. Friedrich was still at the same address - Vereinsstrasse 31 - in 1925:



but by 1931 the same address was occupied by another Schrick:



It seems that the Schrick dynasty still occupy the address, as well as Vereinsstrasse 31a.

Regards,
Neil

Neil,

Off topic:
is there a way to see answers to my posts or threads? I get notified when someone likes my stuff but not when he / she replies or thanks'sss.
I have "subscriptions" and get emails for all subscribed threads, but that's a hundred messages a day...

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

There were a number of Schricks who made razors:...It seems that the Schrick dynasty still occupy the address, as well as Vereinsstrasse 31a.

Amazing thanks. I'll give them a call on Monday - Solingen-20588

Any idea about the tip?

Frank

Frank,

I think the tip was meant to be that way. A variation of a barbers notch in what would otherwise be a square tip. The slanted end to the spine is called a 'grob' and often accompanies the notch. I have seen similar shaped tips, but nothing so 'brutally' squared-off as yours! However, if there is not a large gap between blade tip and wedge when closed then I think it is original.

I doubt that you will have any luck with that telephone number - it was for 1931!

There are other Schricks using that address today, and I think an Import/Export business of some sort is run from there as well as a plamt and machinery business. As the number and address are freely given in German advertising sites (Telebuch Solingen, YouBuy.com, YellowBook.de and others), I see no reason not to reproduce a clipping from one and here:

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At Vereinsstrasse 31A there are yet more Schricks listed: Elke, Wolfram, Norbert, Florian and Heike. Michael Schrick is at Vereisstr. 28. They must have been/are prominent traders in the area.

No idea re: notifications, etc. One of the more experienced like HNSB, JimmyHAD, Bruno, etc, would know the answer to that.

Regards,
Neil