Magna

[Walid]

Brand: Magna
Model: Magna
Blades: Proprietary single wedge edge
Weight Handle: 6.6g
Weight head: 18.4g
Weight total: 25g
Box: Lithographed Tin (rigid)
Origin: Germany
City: Solingen
Manufacturer: F, Koeller & Co
Year manufactured: Patent 1901 (162416-162417)

Extremely rare, very few have it. I was Very lucky to get one.

The head is small for a lather catcher.

 

[efsk]

Great condition that tin!

 

[Tom]

I found some infos about the Magna. The D.R.G.M numbers 162416 and 162417 were filed as: DRGM 162416: Safety razor, the blade of which is held in the pivoting, adjustable clamps by a spring-loaded flap. Köller& Co., Solingen 25.9.1901. DRGM 162417: Safety razor with removable foam tray, 25.9.1901.
Here is the trademark. Old German letters. Trademark is for sissors, knifes forkes safety razor and more other tools

 

[efsk]

Old German letters.

Fraktur - Wikipedia

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But you knew that of course.

 

[Tom]

Yes, I know this. Printed text is okay. Handwritten text is much more difficult, especially on Mondays. The writers often drink at the weekend and the writing is then difficult to read at the beginning of the week

 

[sɐǝɹpu∀]

Fraktur - Wikipedia

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But you knew that of course.

Fraktur is easy. Sütterlin is a right pain though. Luckily that abomination was not around for long.
Although once you understand that the letters e and n are almost indistinguishable it’s still tricky but not impossible to read.

Sütterlin - Wikipedia

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[Tom]

Fraktur is easy. Sütterlin is a right pain though. Luckily that abomination was not around for long.
Although once you understand that the letters e and n are almost indistinguishable it’s still tricky but not impossible to read.

Sütterlin - Wikipedia

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Printed German language is easier to understand, But from the 17th century on, we used the Kurrent handwriting letters untill 1911, not just only in Germany, Austria , Switzerland , Denmark, Norway etc used these letters as well. Thats what I ment with handwritten text. Have a look here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurrent

Here are the letters abc

Sutterlin came from 1911 on until 1940 or so. Sometimes you got to go letter by letter to understand and thats is for both writting languages,. It takes ages.