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266514 Kirk Eppler <eppler.kirk@g...> 2018‑09‑16 Re: DIRECORD brand eggbeater
Kirecord was found a few times as a Solignen based manufacturer of straight
razors.

The razor guys suggested 1930s- 1960s based on styling.

May be more later when I am not working off a phone or iPad.

Kirk, where yesterday’s and last weekends hauls need to be unpacked and
moved out of the truck.

On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 11:14 PM Don Schwartz  wrote:

>
> My bad. I had originally thought it was RECORD, but after disassembly,
> found that a washer had been obscuring two characters.
> But I misreported. It's KIRECORD in what Albertans would call a lazy
> diamond.
>
> Google was no help with that either. I couldn't find it in John Walter's
> listings. Ditto German patent & trademark office.
> I'm unable to connect to holzwerken.de this evening. Will try again
> tomorrow.
>
> My excuse is that I have managed to catch me a head cold.
>
>
> Don
>
>  On 2018-09-15 8:18 PM, Kirk Eppler wrote:
>
> Are you sure of the spelling? My German cohort is drawing a blank on the
> name.
>
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 9:40 AM Don Schwartz  wrote:
>
>>
>> A while ago, I picked up a cute little 7-1/2in eggbeater ( hand drill,
>> Jeff) stamped DIRECORD inside a diamond plaque, and also GERMANY. It's a
>> modest tool, with hardwood handles and a mid-green coating on the gear
>> wheel.
>>
>> I googled and searched Wolfgang's site, with no find. Does anyone have
>> knowledge of this mark?
>>
>> Don, on a very chilly autumn morning in Calgary  -1deg C!!!
>>
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> Nullius in verba  ( Take nobody’s word. )
> motto of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge
>
> “The information we consume matters just as much as the food we put in our
body. It affects our
> thinking, our behavior, how we understand our place in the world. And how we
understand others.” — Evan Williams
>
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Sent from my iPad, apologies for the Auto Correct errors. Kirk

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