I'm guessing that would be the white whale RezDog was speaking of - Henckels 66
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I'm guessing that would be the white whale RezDog was speaking of - Henckels 66
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Nice 66! Great old Henckels grind. Might be the wrong box....Graef and Schmidt was in New York.
They were the sole US distributor for Henckels for a while, so they may have sold to other dealers, I think.
I have several Henckels Boxes with their name made on them.
Oh WAIT! It seems your's does as well?
I have not figured out which was what, but there are two models, a 5/8 and a 7/8
This one is right at 6/8 with very minimal hone wear, almost no hone wear.
Congrats G. Nice scores.
Should clean up a treat and then some.
The 66 is an enigma. Blows away most stuff, IMO.
I have a later 66 which looks nothing like it. Still a fine shaver.
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Or is it a 99? :confused:
Lessee.....66 Henckels....
They all look different!
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They all ARE different! :rofl2:
So much for that numbering system?
In amongst my horribly organized and poorly labeled computer files I have ads from Henckels showing two different 66 razors. Both are notch point, shoulderless, hollow ground razors, one is specified as a 5/8 and the other a 7/8. Apparently they also made a 6/8 the same style, and obviously from Toms pictures we see two more styles of 66 razors. Thing just keep getting curiouser and curiouser
Only thing I can think of is a 6 inch stone was used at 2 different places as grinding the razor.
Or whatever measurements they used.
Depending on how the stone was applied and where.
Made me think of the myriad of Henckels numbers.
Is a #50 a single-ground on a 5 inch stone?
A 415 on a 4 inch and a 15 inch?
472 would have to be a 4 a 7 and a 2.
Triple-ground........
I am verclempt....Talk amongst yourselves....
I can't help but think they were not just random numbers, someone must have put some thought into labelling production models. How they were ground could very well be part of the logic. Likely there was more than one overhaul of the system too. They did make razors for over 250 years.
I am thinking that the only explanation, Rez.
Certainly the world wars began their production again? Seems we see 3 or 4 generations of 66 Henckels here?
There is that too Tom. I am willing to bet both of those events were a serious disruption of business and afterwards it was just like starting over.
Found a couple this weekend. C.V. Heljestrand MK No. 24 5/8 and an Oxford Razor Warranted "Germania Cutlery Works". The C.V. Heljestrand is interesting looks like a quarter hollow? My first from this maker actually. Both should be easy clean ups.
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Excellent finds. I'm excited to see the Helji with your amazing touch on it when done.
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Nice finds.!!
Great condition, too.
Still waiting to find a Heljestrand in the wilds myself.
Thanks! I'm probably not going to do too much to it, just to clean it and a little Mother's I think. I just got it apart and was able to save the collars, the scales are in good shape, the blade just needs a little shine. Only very slight signs of honing on the spine, maybe just honed once.
That's great. It's always exciting catching blades in this kind of condition. Still, excited to see it completed.
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Decent weekend at the flea markets last week. Top James johnson silver steel circa 1840. Next Tuckmar, garanti solingen, bottom Joseph rodgers pre-1890, and like new c-mon hone with label and box. Total $35. Middle two need some chips honed out, not sure the tuckmar will make it through but I'll save the really nice scales.Attachment 276520
Fantastic finds! You must have been thrilled to find all that. Some very cool razors there, hope the chips come out of the Tuckmar ok. And what a great score on the C-Mon hone. Sheesh! Like brand new!
It's nice to have a place where we can share our finds with people who can appreciate. My friends and family think I'm nuts for buying this stuff. I have to fight the urge to buy some of the less desirable razors because I don't want them thrown out.
You are in the right place and among friends. We surely can appreciate all the razor stuff! Most people in my real life don't understand either, and it's not just the money spent but the time invested in searching for it, finding it and cleaning it up, using the stuff and maintaining it all. But, it's what we do and life is good! :beer1: