Apollo
Founded by Friedrich Herkenrath in 1932 this razor competed directly with other German makers such as Merkur. There are some real classics such as the "Ben-Hur" adjustable and several travel cases along with an Apollo slant. Apollo adjustable razor allowed for the adjuster knob to be detached from the razor handle and the inner mechanism could be twisted up or down to change the blade exposure beyond what was possible with the adjuster knob.Unfortunately the Apollos often used pot metal in the head design. This lower quality metal didn't maintain the plating as well as solid brass so the plating often peeled off or the head got corrosion.
The early Apollo adjustable razors were released (at the latest) in 1955, before Gillette released their first adjustable razor like the Toggle and Fatboy razors.
Product Info
There is the Apollo Spezial, Apollo Drall, Apollo #20, Apollo Micro Adjustable.Selected forum theads (great pics!)
- Apollo Mikron. Also has instruction sheet and the key used to to adjust the inner tuning barrel for the adjuster
- Apollo Slant with Bakelite middle section handle
- The One Cut Apollo/Ben Hur Thread
Reviews
Photo Gallery
| razor | picture |
| Apollo Mikron with instruction sheet | |
| Apollo in Gold and Nickel | |
| Apollo slant razor | |
| Apollo slant and case | |
| Apollo DE | |
| Apollo traveler sets | |
| bakelite black handle Apollo | |
| Bake lite 3 piece set | |
| Apollo Drail/Bake lite set | bakelite2.jpg |
| Apollo-traveler set | |
| Apollo traveler slant | |
| Apollo bake lite Drail set and similar steel Drail set | |
| Apollo 1950 era set and case | |
| Apollo adjustable | |
| Black Bake lite handle | |
| Apollo #112 and #10 [from Jakes collection] |
