Tuesday, January 14, 2014

What We Know About Dovo Scissors

By Marissa Velazquez


Dovo scissors are manufactured by the oldest scissor and blade producing company in Germany. They have been in business for over one hundred years and began by making straight razors for men and barber shops. Carl Dorp and Arthur Voos were the original operating partners and created the company name by joining the first two letters of their last names. In 1938 the city of Wald, in an effort to protect the name of Solingen and build esteem and unity for the area passed a law banning the use of the name by other companies.

When electric razors became popular after the war it became obvious to the operators that something needed to be done to compensate the company for the loss of sales. Owner, Fritz Bracht determined by visiting shops and beauty salons that hair cutters were in need of a better product to use in the shops. He designed the Eureka styling shears by curving the blades slightly to allow for smoother finished cuts. The Eureka was a source of much needed production orders and revived the company's financial resources.

In 1951 a new technician bolstered the production of their scissor trade and today they have over one hundred employees who produce over 1200 pairs a day. The market place for their products is over seventy five percent exported with the remaining twenty five percent being sold in Germany. Their products can be found in over one hundred twenty countries worldwide.

In 1952 they began acquiring other companies that produced similar items. Of the eight factories they purchased, only two were involved with the production of scissor oriented items. The focus of one was on personal nail care for individuals and salons and the other was producing a scissor that operated on the level of a pocket knife.

Today they manufacture over seventy five different types of scissor. The products they make can be found in stores that cater to cutlery needs, hairdressers, nail care and cosmetic purposes. They also have specialty tools for sewing and paper cutting.

Even with seventy five classes of scissor to choose from it is important to know that each type has variations that are designed to help customers get as close to a custom fit for their hand as possible. Other variations will be the angle of the honing for the blade and the length of each blade. Some serrated blades are for cutting cloth while others are specifically designed for hair.

Should you experience dulling of a tool or it gets broken somehow you can contact the manufacturer's help line for information regarding their repair and sharpening services. The care labels that come with these items when you purchase them will tell you to keep them clean and dry. You should also know that even stainless steel will rust and erode if not cared for. Rubbing them down with oil for storage is recommended.

With times changing and many men returning to the straight razor the main focus of this company is also shifting to the manufacture of razors. The scissor department will remain intact but will no longer be the mainstay of business that it once was. Regardless of what you plan to use your dovo scissors for the product reports will tell you that they are high quality tools.




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