Thread: I thought the internet had everything.........then I found these.........

Solingen was reknowned for their blades. So, in general, anything from Solingen should be given a shot as we have all had great results. From what I can find from Archiving Industry, Tiger was made by Lauterjung & Co who also had other "brands" as well. This thread, seems to say that Lauterjung is the lineage by which PUMA came to market, which of course is a highly regarded brand. I couldn't confirm that Lauterjung & Co. is the same as Lauterjung & Sohn in which is mentioned in the linked thread.

Either way, it appears to be quite the find, and you should be pleased. A hint to the quality, besides the obviously well done metal work, is the inclusion of a 3rd pin in the scales. I have come to associate that feature with an improved quality. Not all quality razors have it, but many do.

If you need someone to hone them for you, let us know, as I'm certain that there are many guys who would be willing to help a new guy get a good start to using straights if you were so inclined.

Very possibly a Puma product. Note that IIRC Lauterjung was either the family name of the folks who owned Puma or the name of the person who ran the company. Here is a post with photo of a Tiger that is a dead ringer for a Puma Gold. It is from the razor clubs forum 'Cathouse' club.

This page has a little information about the company, but again, I haven't been able to confirm it by a authoritative source of any kind

The tiger figural is the trademark of Lauterjung & Co., Tiger Stahlwaren-und Waffenfabrik, Solingen, Gasstrasse 29, Germany. Lauterjung existed 1873-1972 and produced all kinds of knives, razors, scissors, & manicure equipment. They produced daggers 1935-1945, but were not known to have produced comparable material in earlier years.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Very possibly a Puma product. Note that IIRC Lauterjung was either the family name of the folks who owned Puma or the name of the person who ran the company. Here is a post with photo of a Tiger that is a dead ringer for a Puma Gold. It is from the razor clubs forum 'Cathouse' club.

Yes, that's the family name of the people who owned Puma.

Here is another 7 day set of Tigers out of the Cathouse in razor clubs.

That looks like my set! Cool!

Very nice set.
Here some info about Lauterjung & Companie, Tiger Stahlwaren- und Waffenfabrik, Solingen.

congratulations, that is a nice-looking lot of loot

Very nice set, makes me a bit jealous.
The family names of the solingen makers can be a bit confusing.
There where several Lauterjung familys in Solingen as where even more Ern familys.
A "TIGER Stahlwaren- und Waffenfabrik Lauterjung & Co", which made Your razors and "Lauterjung & Sohn PUMA-Stahlwarenfabrik" which was a competing Company.
As far as I know the companny "Lauterjung & Co" has been erased from the commercial register in 1986.
The trademark "Tiger" has been taken over by the Solingen company Wilhelm Eicker but in their current web site I could not find any product using it.

Regards
Chris

Originally Posted by docholiday

There where several Lauterjung familys in Solingen as where even more Ern familys.
A "TIGER Stahlwaren- und Waffenfabrik Lauterjung & Co", which made Your razors and "Lauterjung & Sohn PUMA-Stahlwarenfabrik" which was a competing Company.

I've always wondered if if the Lauterjung we find in the USA 'Friedmann & Lauterjung' company had any family relationship to that of the company, or companies, in Germany ?