gluck-auf blades

chukka · Feb 11, 2010

did someone know about this blades ,they are stamped solingen facharbeit 0,08 4 , i have only one that comes with an aristocrat junior and i keep it as collector item .so i never shave whith it ,but it looks very fine & supple , so far the best blade i've seen .is there DE blades still made in solingen?
any info would be appreciated.

mblakele · Feb 11, 2010

I don't know anything about the brand, but it does look like it might bring happiness (glueck auf).

tido · Feb 12, 2010

"Glück auf" is the traditional greeting used by German miners. The front of the wrapper is choke full with references to coal mining. The crossed hammers are a symbol for mining, the picture shows a pit lamp in the front, a coking plant and a shaft tower in the background.
As for the writing, "Qualitätsklingen" means "quality blades", "Schwedenstahl" is "swedish steel". Solingen is, well, Solingen, "Facharbeit" means "skilled work".
The emblem on the backside is probably a sign of support for people displaced from Germany's former eastern territories after WW2. "Fern doch treu" translates to "far away, but faithful".

The only companies I know of that are still producing DE razor blades in Solingen are Dovo and Wilkinson.

Sabre · Feb 14, 2010

I can't remember the manufacturers names but both Apollo and Souplex are Solingen made.

Stubblefield · Feb 16, 2010

tido said:
"Glück auf" is the traditional greeting used by German miners. The front of the wrapper is choke full with references to coal mining. The crossed hammers are a symbol for mining, the picture shows a pit lamp in the front, a coking plant and a shaft tower in the background.
As for the writing, "Qualitätsklingen" means "quality blades", "Schwedenstahl" is "swedish steel". Solingen is, well, Solingen, "Facharbeit" means "skilled work".
The emblem on the backside is probably a sign of support for people displaced from Germany's former eastern territories after WW2. "Fern doch treu" translates to "far away, but faithful".

The only companies I know of that are still producing DE razor blades in Solingen are Dovo and Wilkinson.

What a great post!

chukka · Mar 3, 2010

thank you guys for your replies .

Kazzie · Jan 7, 2018

Hi Chukka, it's a long time ago when you posted your question. I do have 4 original blades of Glück auf Schwedenstahl. So if you are still interested in them I can send them to you.
Greetings,
Kazzie

Billski · Jan 7, 2018

@chukka

he is from Paris, France.

Storch4 · Jan 12, 2018

Danke Schoen mein Herr! Nice tad of info. Gut razierapparat klingen

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