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

Jimmy, probably yes. But, as Chris said, there were several Lauterjung families in Solingen. And many of them had family business.
I know one more well-known cutlery company of Lauterjung families from Solingen: Hugo & Friedrich Lauterjung.
And many of them had dealers in US.
Who had any family relationship? Difficult question.

They had one thing in common besides their name, they all made fine razors.

Looks like a fine set of German made in Solingen razors.

Another asked if there was a day of the week etched
on the spine. It can be interesting to note the language
used for the day of the week. The language will tell you
the market for the razors.

Lightly oil them so they do not develop rust.
You can use mineral oil, or even a wipe for blue steel
from a gun shop. Caution they are sharp.

A full intact seven day set is not common.
Too often one or more gets damaged by the
first owner. Along this line I might suggest that
if you want to shave with them, first find a starter/
educational razor perhaps from the SRP classified
above to learn on.

I followed a couple Google links... There was a
Tiger brand in Solingen that has a good reputation
but did not make millions of razors.

It looks to me that you have a fine box of shavers there.
Take care of them.

You guys have been great! Thanks so much for the information. I don't know if this is off topic or what but I thought you might be interested in another very unique piece I have found in my dad's collection. Ever heard of a Prometheus shaving lamp? Check this out, it is pretty neat.


Fill the tube with water, replace the brush, light the burner, and insert in the tube - the burner heats the water, so that you have a warm brush for the shaving soap.

It is pretty neat going through the boxes of my dads collection.

Now that is one cool brush! Reminds me of a scuttle just much older.

If I had found that I would be half tempted to clean that up and get a replacement knot and have fun with it but either way I would keep it. That piece is too cool!

Now that I know those exist there go my weekends, again, searching all those antique shops. This means I'll be looking for anything that resembles a candle stick but with a brush.

I was with him the day we (ok...he) found this at a garage sale of all places.

Very cool! I'll also be looking for one come weekends.

Yeah, most that I was able to dig up on Tiger Solingen was that they made a heck of a bayonet and knives.

I Had one. I am pretty sure it has Friedman and Lauterjung. It was a half hollow and shaved great. There is a similar set in the cathouse razor club. I dig that brush!

I just recently picked up a Tiger on a trip to Greece - found it in a flee market. I bought it for 20 euros, and had Maxi clean it up and put new scales on it. Mine looked exactly like yours, with the exception of the square point (mine's round). I also have a "49" and three diamonds over small circles stamped on the shank. Here's my before and after, in case you're curious.