The KAIN-ABEL Register

This category contains all straight razors of the brand »Kain-Abel« that have appeared so far. On this website, however, I can only publish photos of those models to which the respective owners and/or photographers have granted me the usage rights. (The corresponding models are linked in the table below.)
If you own a razor of the brand »Kain-Abel« yourself, I would therefore be pleased if you sent me photos of the front and back, as well as the permission to publish them on this page (plus, if you also agree, your name and your place of residence). A simple e-mail to Dirk[at]kain-abel-razors.com is sufficient. This way, you can help filling the »Kain-Abel Register« with life.

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This is an overview of all razors of the “Kain-Abel” brand that have appeared so far:
BrandEditionModel
(add. info)
Handle materialHandle inlayBlade steelBlade widthBlade ornamentBlade engravingTang frontTang backBox inscription
Kain-AbelKain+Abel SpecialStandard1. Celluloid red
2. Celluloid Tortoiseshell light
3. Celluloid Tortoiseshell dark
4. Celluloid Ivory
5. Celluloid Mother of Pearl/Ivory
6. Celluloid Ivory/Mother of Pearl
Kain+Abel Special?5/8"--Kain-Abel Regd.Solingen"Kain-Abel
Trade Mark
Solingen" (plus Logo)
Kain-AbelKain+Abel SpecialEmil BrochCelluloid IvoryKain+Abel Special?5/8"--EMIL BROCH Solingen-Merscheid-"Kain-Abel
Trade Mark
Solingen" (plus Logo)
Kain-AbelKain+Abel SpecialKain+Abel ExtraCelluloid Mother of PearlKain+Abel Special?5/8"OrnamentKain+Abel ExtraKain-Abel Regd.Solingen"Kain-Abel
Trade Mark
Solingen" (plus Logo)
Kain-AbelKain+Abel SpecialModel 22Celluloid blackKain+Abel Special?5/8"OrnamentKain+AbelKain-Abel Regd.Solingen 22"Kain-Abel
Trade Mark
Solingen" (plus Logo)
Kain-AbelKain+Abel SpecialModel 811
(81/1)
Celluloid IvoryKain+Abel Special?5/8"--Kain-Abel Regd.Solingen 811"Kain-Abel
Trade Mark
Solingen" (plus Logo)
Kain-AbelKain+Abel SpecialBöhler SteelCelluloid Mother of PearlKain+Abel SpecialBöhler Extra5/8"--Kain-Abel Regd.Böhler Extra"Kain-Abel
Trade Mark
Solingen" (plus Logo)
Kain-AbelKain+Abel SpecialKayser EllisonCelluloid Mother of PearlKain+Abel SpecialKayser Ellison Silver Steel5/8"--Kain-Abel Regd.Made from Kayser Ellison & Co's Best Sheffield Silver Steel / Registered"Kain-Abel
Trade Mark
Solingen" (plus Logo)
Kain-AbelLogo EditionModel 557
(55/7)
1. Celluloid Ivory
2. Celluloid black
Kain-Abel Logo?5/8"--Kain-Abel Regd.Solingen 557?
Kain-AbelLogo EditionModel 721. Celluloid Ivory
2. Celluloid black
Kain-Abel Logo??--72 Kain-Abel Regd.Solingen?
Kain-AbelLogo Edition1. Celluloid Wood
2. Celluloid Bone
Kain-Abel Logo??--Kain-Abel Regd.Solingen?
Kain-AbelLogo EditionCelluloid IvoryKain-Abel Logo??--Kain-Abel Regd. Solingen??
Kain-AbelLogo EditionOrnamentCelluloid redKain-Abel Logo?7/8"Flower OrnamentKain+Abel SolingenKain-Abel Red. Solingen-?
Kain-AbelSeal EditionModel 77 1/2
(77/1)
1. Celluloid black
2. ?
"Original Kain-Abel Solingen"?7/8"Flower OrnamentKain+Abel SolingenKain-Abel Red. Solingen(Ornament)Kain-Abel Hollow Ground Razor
High Grade Quality
Echt Solingen
No. 77 1/2
Kain-AbelSeal EditionSchutzmarkeCelluloid Ivory1. "Original Kain-Abel Solingen" (Silver)
2. "Original Kain-Abel Solingen" (Gold)
?5/8"1. "Kain-Abel" Seal, blue
2. "Kain-Abel" Seal
Original Kain-Abel Solingen / SchutzmarkeKain-Abel Regd.??
Kain-AbelSeal EditionTrade MarkCelluloid redSolingen?5/8""Kain-Abel" Seal, blue
Original Kain-Abel Solingen / Trade MarkKain-Abel Red. Solingen-Das Kain-Abel Rasiermesser bürgt für Qualität / Echt Solingen
Kain-AbelStandard EditionDas Kain-Abel Rasiermesser1. Celluloid green marbled
2. Celluloid yellow marbled
3. Celluloid orange
-?4/8"--Kain-Abel Red. Solingen-Das Kain-Abel Rasiermesser bürgt für Qualität / Echt Solingen
Kain-AbelStandard EditionModel 89Celluloid Ivory-??Flower OrnamentKain+Abel Solingen89 Kain-Abel Regd.?Kain-Abel Solingen
Kain-AbelStandard EditionSilver SteelCelluloid black-Silver Steel5/8" ?--Kain-Abel Solingen?Kain-Abel Trade Mark / Made from Finest Silver Steel / Hollow Ground Razor
Kain-AbelStandard Edition1. Celluloid Ivory
2. Celluloid black
-?5/8"--Kain-Abel Regd.Solingen?
Kain-AbelStandard EditionSolingenCelluloid WoodSolingen?5/8"--Kain-Abel Red. Solingen-?
Kain-AbelStandard EditionCelluloid Wood-?7/8"--Kain-Abel Red. Solingen-?
Kain-AbelCustom-made *Celluloid Mother of Pearllong-drawn, silver-green ornament?5/8"--Kain-Abel Regd.Solingen"Kain-Abel
Trade Mark
Solingen" (plus Logo)
Kain-Abel? (only box known as of yet)Model 42????????Original Kain-Abel Solingen
No. 42
Kain-AbelPost-War?"Willy"Plastic-??OrnamentKain+Abel Hollow Ground--Kain+Abel Extra Hollow Ground (box is a slipcase)
Kain-AbelWeek-set (Post-War?)"Days of the Week"Celluloid Mother of PearlSolingen / end ornaments?5/8" ?Ornament with 2 coats of arms (blacksmith and knife maker's Guild)Solingen (front) / [Day of the Week] (top)Kain-Abel Red. Solingen-? (7 straight razors in a box)

* At first I was not sure if this model was merely a Kain+Abel Special, where the handle had been exchanged over time. Meanwhile, however, I have discovered this razor twice more, which makes it very likely that it is indeed the original composition.
However, since this handle was also used with at least two straight razors by the manufacturer Merx & Co. (namely the model 532, and a model with a blade from Kayser Ellison Silver Steel), I assume that Emil Broch purchased the handle from some wholesaler.