Apollo / Ben Hur

[Jake]

That’s excellent additional information. I really appreciate seeing the razors and the catalog or brochure. Do you have that catalog?

 

[efsk]

I certainly do Jake!
Most of it is general houshold utilities, or what passed for them in the 1930s. The posted pic is all there's in there that's shaving-related. Bought it because it has a slant in it, which was my only focus then (these days secondary). Found my first Apollo "Zweischnitt" a few months later.

 

[efsk]

 

[Jake]

Cool. If you can get a decent scan and PDF of that page (sometime), I’d love a copy. Thanks!

 

[Jake]

Here is another of the all-in-one type razors -- a Fasan. Handy when traveling and when carrying on your razor blades was acceptable. German ingenuity.

 

[Snowbeard]

Here is another of the all-in-one type razors -- a Fasan. Handy when traveling and when carrying on your razor blades was acceptable. German ingenuity.View attachment 39931
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That Fasan is certainly...different looking. Is there even a place to load a blade? There must be somewhere, but I'll be "danged" if I can see where it goes.

 

[Snowbeard]

I do not believe the one on the right is an Apollo or Ben Hur. It is missing the telltale "propellor"-shape the regular Ben Hur/Apollo have (except for the very old ones which this is not either). No idea what it is however.

I found a similar razor to the unknown brand of razor I was showing (on the right) in the above photos. This similar razor that I found on the internet is branded "Emergo". Emergo is latin for the word "emerge" according to our local expert, Dr. Google. This particular Emergo razor is being sold by a vendor in Italy. This vendor claims that it's an Italian razor but is unable to provide any solid information for this belief. The gold plated razor I showed above came to me from Belgium. Just across the border, in the Netherlands, is the province of Zeeland. Zeeland's motto is, (again according to Dr. Google) "Luctor et Emergo" (I Struggle and Emerge). All this to say, I still have no idea where this razor comes from. The Netherlands? Italy? And no one else seems to be able to provide an answer with any confidence either! I guess the search continues. At least we now have a brand name to assist.