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12-22-2013, 06:34 PM #1Senior Member
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Recent purchase, need info
Dittmar A. Heilbronn....anyone know anything about this company, never seen another one. Also has the name C. Harvaker 1825 scratched in cursive on the scales.
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12-22-2013, 07:31 PM #2Historically Inquisitive
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The makers of this razor is Gebruder Dittmar from Heilbronn Germany. The company was more famous for their gardening tools but however they definately made razors.
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12-22-2013, 08:01 PM #3Captain ARAD.
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Looks like you've got yourself a very early Dittmar razor!
Of the other three I've seen, they're all stamped 'Gebr. Dittmar' (for Gebruder -- 'Brothers').
Camile Page mentions George Dittmar completing his apprenticeship in 1799 in Heilbronn, Germany. He made cutlery and other instruments.
At some point he turned the business over to his sons, Adalbert and Theodor Carl. The brothers showed their extensive wares at several big exhibitions and in 1845, talked about their special process for making razors. A special process that has more in common with alchemy than anything else, but they were using Sheffield steel as their starting point.
Neil Miller dug up the bulk of what I've described here, maybe he and Martin can find more. In any event, here's the Dittmar razor I got, which is almost certainly made later than yours. That date on the scales is plausible.
Heilbronn is quite far from Solingen, and had a completely different culture of metalworking.-Zak Jarvis. Writer. Artist. Bon vivant.
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12-22-2013, 08:03 PM #4Captain ARAD.
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Ah, that ad is where the founding date of 1789 came from!
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The makers of this razor is Gebruder Dittmar from Heilbronn Germany. The company was more famous for their gardening tools but however they definately made razors.
I bet that's when George began his apprenticeship.-Zak Jarvis. Writer. Artist. Bon vivant.
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12-23-2013, 05:05 PM #5Senior Member
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You guys are so full of info, thanks tons!
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02-21-2015, 08:20 PM #6Please dont mind my bad english, i´
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Didnt found a better Thread to shown my Gebr. Dittmar, maybe a bit younger than the two shown and rescales some Years ago with black plastic scales, its 13/16" inch wide. Shaved with it today and it was wonderful, very fine steel and a nice heavy weight blade.
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02-28-2015, 01:52 AM #7Senior Member
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Nice find!
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02-28-2015, 03:12 AM #8Razor Vulture
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Unique. Seems to have 3 piece construction. Unlike the OP's, which is Faux frameback. Some of Frameback, some of Faux. Nice!
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I rest my case.
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05-17-2015, 08:09 AM #9Senior Member
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Dittmar "India Stahl" 6/8" and his paddle-box
a particularly pleasant and effective shaver.
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05-23-2015, 05:36 PM #10Senior Member
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Nice razor, looks super clean
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