Thread: Carl A. Zahn "The Plaza" Razor with story

Today i got this very nice Razor, i guess it is NOS with storage Signs, under the magnifier it looked as if the edge was the first, still sharp
but not sharp enough so i had to hone it.
The Scales are made of Bone and i seldom saw such fine scales made of this material, the Blade is 11/16", very thin with belly and with a
very nice ringing sound, cat wait to shave with it tomorrow

The Story behind this Razor is interesting, it was made for Carl. A. Zahn, first the Barber of the New York Plaza in the 1910s and later the
Proprietor of the Plaza and some more Hotel Barber shops around the US. I dont know wich Solingen Manufactorer made it but the kind its
made seems unusual highworthy to me for that time and especially for the simple use at a Barber Shop (under Searchtag Carl a Zahn Razor,
there are other Razors findable via Google, all with bone Scales and some with the "older" Square Point head style).
Carl A. Zahn died in 1919 in Boston, his Birthdate seems unknown, but he had an interesting life i guess, he shaved President McKinley and
was reknown in some Newspapers that he traveled 900 miles to shave a Man who was so impressed by Zahns Work when he stayd at NY Plaza,
that he paid 50$ to get Zahn to White Sulphur Springs. Here are two Articles about this Journey:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...,4062181&hl=de
The Day Book 15 June 1915 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections









And last but not least, a short Ad from Zahn http://tech.mit.edu/V34/PDF/V34-N91.pdf