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

Hey guys,

I have gone through much of this site looking for some (ANY!) information on a set of razors that I have got from my father. He was the king of collectors. He primarily collected safety razors (boy do I have tons of them!) and blades but I came across this set and was really intrigued. But darned if I can find anything about anywhere.

I see where this is a pretty educated and enthusiastic group so just maybe someone here can guide me to a resource where I can learn up on this set.

It is a 7-Day set of straight razors from Tiger in Solingen. I've posted some pictures below. The case looks rather old but the blades themselves look in very good shape so I don't even know if the box goes with the razors or the razors are just in that good shape. Anyway I could ramble on forever....lets get to the pics. Has anyone ever seen or heard of this? Any and all information would be greatly appreciated.

I don't know about tiger... I think I may have seen one once but that could be my imagination. I can tell you that your father was a smart man that had 7 nice razors in his collection. Solingen was a city known for it's quality razor manufacturing and from what I can see those razors are in great shape. Complete 7 piece sets are rare especially in such good condition. I hope others can help you more.

Any body would be proud to put their hands on that!

Welcome to SRP. Nice set. Do they have the days of the week engraved on the top of the spines ? Couldn't tell from the photos but most 7 day sets did. The box is the generic Solingen 7 day set box that many of them came in. Some would have the company logo/name printed on the lining where you would see it when you opened the lid. We have a member named manah who may be along and if anyone can give you any history on the company he can. We don't do appraisals on SRP so we can't help you there .... just in case you were wondering.

If you want to begin learning how to use those beauties the SRP Wiki has tutorials and videos and you can have them professionally honed by one of our members who offers that service in the SRP classifieds under member services. Best way to shave I've found in 45 years of doing it.

Hey guys thanks for the quick info. Does anyone have a guess to how old they might be? This is so cool! I've never shaved with a straight razor before but I may have to give it a try! Certainly better chance of using these than the old safety razors!

To JimmyHAD yes the day is engraved on each spine.

Thanks again for the help so far. And yes, my Dad was a pretty cool guy. Collected just about everything in the world, not a horder but just had an eye for cool stuff. He had so much stuff we had to move a bunch of it down from the attic because the joists were sagging the ceiling (he was storing his antique clothes iron collection up there among millions of other things.)

The information about this set I have for you, is that it is awesome set of great condition razors that should shave you well for many years.
Enjoy.

I have a Lauterjung "TIGER" 39 but I don't know if your 7 razor set is made my that manufacturer or not. I do know by looking at your set that they are quality made razors. My advice is hone them up and see how they shave. I have two 7 day sets and yours is a tad nicer than both of mine. Please keep them and use them.

JERRY

No info but that is a very nice looking set. in great condition, that your father had there.

I'm confused....which isn't that tough to do. So "Tiger" is not the manufacturer and Soligen is the city where they were made. Who made these? When? What good is having a cool item if you don't know the story of its coolness?

That is a very nice set. A dream of mine is to someday have a 7 day set...