I have just purchased four new, old stock PUMA of Solingen razors and I just thought I would share the following.......
From what I received I can see that they were originally packed in boxes of six. The carton is clearly labelled and has a control number on the outside.
Within the carton are the six razors within their individual razor boxes. Each razor box is wrapped with a cellophane wrapper like the wrapping on a packet of cigarettes. This wrapper is labelled very clearly with the control number that appeared on the carton and in gold writing the following description............
This package guarantees:
1.that you receive your Puma-Razor ready for use.
in exactly the same condition, as it has left the
work after final control.
2.that your Puma-Razor is fully protected against moisture.
The carton and the boxes are green with gold lettering. The four I have, two are packed for export and have English labelling whist two are for the home market and have German labelling.
Every PUMA razor from this era, I think the period would have been arround the late 1930's (I only guess that from the research I have done, but PUMA straight razor info is hard to find)..
The German labelled razors come with a guarantee certificate which is numbered. The number on the guarantee matches a number which is stamped into the end of one of the scales.
The English labelled razors come with a guarantee certificate which reads precisely as follows:-
PUMA GUARANTEE
In case of any reclamations please enclose this note.
It is a wide spread opinion that it is a matter of chance to find a good razor. To a certain degree this opinion is justified. Considering the thousands of inferior brands thrown upon the market pressing down the prices continually it must be clear to common sense that this can only take place at the cost of quality. Adding to this the fact, that even the most experienced expert is not able to tell the real quality of a ready razor, it is therefore not suprising that the inexperienced becomes puzzled and does not know to whom to apply for a real good quality razor.
Only a razor work like that of the "PUMA" brand, which manufactures this article only in finest qulity, exerting the utmost care, and whose motto is:
THE BEST IS JUST GOOD ENOUGH
offers with her trade mark, the greatest security.
The "PUMA" razors are manufactured from the very finest Silver-steel, and receive by a special hardening process, hand grinding, hand setting, a quality and workmanship, an exactness and durability of cut, which cannot be surpassed.
1000 "PUMA" razors are 1000 master pieces of the razor industry.
He who shaves with "PUMA" knows no scraping, no jumping out of hair, no bleeding through out pulled hair and other unpleasantness. Shaving is a treat and the skin remains soft and fresh.
PUMA-RAZOR WORKS SOLINGEN
Lauterjung & Son..established 1876
When buying a razor ask for "PUMA" the best security for good quality.
You couldn't make this sort of stuff up if you wanted to. The razors are needless to say flawless and shave ready out of the box after sitting there for about 75 years. I guess these dates because Puma I believe stopped making razors in the very early 1950's and started to contract razor manufacture to other factories to concentrate on knives. I believe but don't know for certain that in the late 1930's, most of the razors were packaged in a very strong brown case. So I think these razors are probably early 1930's but I don't know.
The care and attention to packaging is much the same as say for a ROLEX watch and you have to wonder if back then they sufferred from forgeries or maybe it was just a part of their total quality regime.
Certainly makes most of the modern stuff look shamefully inferior.
From what I received I can see that they were originally packed in boxes of six. The carton is clearly labelled and has a control number on the outside.
Within the carton are the six razors within their individual razor boxes. Each razor box is wrapped with a cellophane wrapper like the wrapping on a packet of cigarettes. This wrapper is labelled very clearly with the control number that appeared on the carton and in gold writing the following description............
This package guarantees:
1.that you receive your Puma-Razor ready for use.
in exactly the same condition, as it has left the
work after final control.
2.that your Puma-Razor is fully protected against moisture.
The carton and the boxes are green with gold lettering. The four I have, two are packed for export and have English labelling whist two are for the home market and have German labelling.
Every PUMA razor from this era, I think the period would have been arround the late 1930's (I only guess that from the research I have done, but PUMA straight razor info is hard to find)..
The German labelled razors come with a guarantee certificate which is numbered. The number on the guarantee matches a number which is stamped into the end of one of the scales.
The English labelled razors come with a guarantee certificate which reads precisely as follows:-
PUMA GUARANTEE
In case of any reclamations please enclose this note.
It is a wide spread opinion that it is a matter of chance to find a good razor. To a certain degree this opinion is justified. Considering the thousands of inferior brands thrown upon the market pressing down the prices continually it must be clear to common sense that this can only take place at the cost of quality. Adding to this the fact, that even the most experienced expert is not able to tell the real quality of a ready razor, it is therefore not suprising that the inexperienced becomes puzzled and does not know to whom to apply for a real good quality razor.
Only a razor work like that of the "PUMA" brand, which manufactures this article only in finest qulity, exerting the utmost care, and whose motto is:
THE BEST IS JUST GOOD ENOUGH
offers with her trade mark, the greatest security.
The "PUMA" razors are manufactured from the very finest Silver-steel, and receive by a special hardening process, hand grinding, hand setting, a quality and workmanship, an exactness and durability of cut, which cannot be surpassed.
1000 "PUMA" razors are 1000 master pieces of the razor industry.
He who shaves with "PUMA" knows no scraping, no jumping out of hair, no bleeding through out pulled hair and other unpleasantness. Shaving is a treat and the skin remains soft and fresh.
PUMA-RAZOR WORKS SOLINGEN
Lauterjung & Son..established 1876
When buying a razor ask for "PUMA" the best security for good quality.
You couldn't make this sort of stuff up if you wanted to. The razors are needless to say flawless and shave ready out of the box after sitting there for about 75 years. I guess these dates because Puma I believe stopped making razors in the very early 1950's and started to contract razor manufacture to other factories to concentrate on knives. I believe but don't know for certain that in the late 1930's, most of the razors were packaged in a very strong brown case. So I think these razors are probably early 1930's but I don't know.
The care and attention to packaging is much the same as say for a ROLEX watch and you have to wonder if back then they sufferred from forgeries or maybe it was just a part of their total quality regime.
Certainly makes most of the modern stuff look shamefully inferior.
I'm like an alcoholic in a whiskey factory!! I may have to quit the penny pinchers less than a week in... I just can't stop wanting all these cool razors! 
