Cutlery manufacturers of Solingen, the centre of the German steel in: dustry, are reported to be indignant fat the' appearance of cheap Japanese razor blades stamped "Made in Solingen," as part of the Japanese reade offensive in Europe. The "Solingen" origin is stated to be unassailable because some Japanese village has been renamed "Solingen" to give a shadow of authenticity to the products in a similar manner to other products of world-wide fame for which similar names have been Giscovered. Therefore, no action can be taken. Sympathy will be felt with the plight of the German manu-{facturers but, in reality and from the point of view of compensation in trade strategy, they ought not to have too much complaint to raise. Consider the vast amounts of "Best SheMield Cutlery" of cheap quality which have been put on the markets of the world by some of the Solingen manufacturers for which the Cutlers' Society of Sheffield rarely re-Jceived any satisfaction The only possible course that can be adopted fs to let the test of good quality justify itself which is the only way SheMield manufacturers have been able to withstand competition from the spurious "SheMleld cutlery" emanating from Germany. Solingen jeutlery manufacturers are in a position fo produce some of the finest foutlery in the world and have Jespecially distinguished themselves in razors so they have really little to fear in quality products.
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