Anthony asked for some more pictures of one of these vintage Merkurs in the SoS, so I figured I would start a thread on vintage Merkurs, and re-branded Merkurs. Anyone else have any to share? This is the one from today's SoS: Under the head is the Murcury head logo and "Merkur Patent" It is really hard to capture in a picture though. A couple of these blades came with the set. They are unused, but corroded. Merkur blades sure have come a long way... or have they? This one is what has become known as a Chessman Slant, because a seller that goes by Chessman came across a lot of these NOS. This one is a Hoffritz 4 piece travel slant. It is a rebranded Merkur. I don't have much information on this one, but it has the Mercury logo on the end of the handle, and is marked Merkur under the head. And this one I have almost no information on, but I believe it is also a vintage Merkur. Please excuse the patina on some of these. I didn't feel like polishing them. Anyone else have some vintage Merkurs to share? Let's see them!
Cool pics! I have the same one second from the bottom. It's stamped Grafco under the head. Nice shaver.
Thanks Rodd for the great razor porn, I didn't expect you to create a whole separate thread!! This is why I love this place, everyone's so warm & personable!! I used to own a 'chessman' but sold it some months ago. Kind-of regretting that decision now...
This one.. is a fine shaver. Made by Merkur, you'll find them branded Adams, Merkur, Grafco or Weck. I have an Adams branded one in my collection and I have a Weck branded one in my shaving rotation. The Merkur and the Weck both have their names in the head cap. If you're on that other shaving forum, have a look at Copierguy's Merkur branded version. Sweet looking razor for sure. As for the Merkur-made slants that all look alike, you'll find them under the names Merkur, Hoffritz, Adams, Grafco, Apollo, Pomco and Meehan
Wow. I had not seen the top plate on that one copierguy has. This one has a blank top plate, but I had a Weck with a printed head at one point. Not nearly as cool though, just engraved before plating. I may still have it, but it isn't on display anymore. I had a Hoffritz and a Pomco slant at one point, but had to let them go to fund other purchases. Here is my Pomco:
I wasn't a Merkur fan until I got my 37G. Now I want some more. Open combs, safety bars, slants, you name it.
Left-Grafco-60's? Middle-Pomco Slant-probably 50's Right-Merkur Slant-probably 50's. The two slants and the modern Merkur Slant are all very similar (and quite awesome) shavers
Resurrecting this thread... With this: http://theshaveden.com/forums/index.php?threads/Trio-of-Merkurs---before-and-after.40773/