I was posting that when you edited yours.
Darwin $406.00
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I was posting that when you edited yours.
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If you look at the catalog closely you'll see that they call all their DE razors stainless steel except for the 'Popular' which they say is chromium plated. The reason we know about the Deluxe being cobalt steel is because it's on the blade guard. I'm not convinced that they all aren't cobalt steel. It would be nice if they were.
Agreed. I edited my post probably while you were composing yours. I'm pretty much convinced that they were all cobalt steel.
I believe that because my carton of Darwin blades says "cobalt" and it would make no sense to me that they would use cobalt steel for their blades, for one model of the art deco style handle and not use cobalt for the other art deco razor. I would think that using different types of steel would cause them all sorts of technical issues in the manufacture of their products and so it would have made more sense for them to use cobalt steel for everything.
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Here's mine. There's some glare on the handle that hides some of the detail. But it seems to me that it's the same razor as pictured above.
The box is bakelite, the blue top flips open and it has a (barely visible from this angle) metal button that you press to allow the box to open.
The box is bakelite, the blue top flips open and it has a (barely visible from this angle) metal button that you press to allow the box to open.
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I agree. As I said before and you can see in the pictures I posted of the Deluxe next to the Standard and the Bijou, the steel colors look the same.
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Given that you can't see any differences in colour between the razors, until someone tells me something different, I have to think they're all cobalt. That's just super.
Here's mine. There's some glare on the handle that hides some of the detail. But it seems to me that it's the same razor as pictured above.
The box is bakelite, the blue top flips open and it has a (barely visible from this angle) metal button that you press to allow the box to open.
Yours is really minty also. I envy your Standard case.
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Yours is really minty also. I envy your Standard case.
Like I said above, the razor was sold to me as NOS (or at least NOS quality) and I have no reason to doubt that. Both the case and the razor were absolutely mint. They still are.
The case is unique in that like the razor it's a quality item. It is made of bakelite and fitted with quality hinges and latch. While it's a quality item, I suspect it doesn't really compare to the Deluxe case. Am I right in assuming that the Deluxe case is leather?
I honestly don't know if it is real leather (I suspect it is a "wish I were leather"*), but it is one best looking case designs I've seen. It really shows off the razor nicely.
*Years ago I was wearing an imitation leather jacket at a friends home when her teenage son came in and ask me "Is that one of those wish I was leather?" That memory now always pops into my head when I see imitation leather.
Could you please comment on the comparative shaving qualities of the two models?
I think they both give comparable shaves. My husband feels the same way. He said if he were blindfolded and handed the razors he probably would not be able to tell the difference in the shave between the two. Where he really thinks they both excel is when he has a couple, few days growth of beard. If he shaves every day he prefers to use his Feather AS. That being said we both like the Deluxe better. The blade is a little sloppy in the Standard and you have to be very careful to keep it straight when you tighten down the head. On the Deluxe the blade fits so tight that there is no way to put it in crooked (the downside is it's a little hard to remove the blade).
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This is really good to know. I don't mind aligning the blade, I'm used to doing this with my slant and have gotten in the habit of doing so with all my razors.
And so, I can now try to convince myself that I don't need a Deluxe. As if that's likely.
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Outstanding thread and these are truly the most beautiful razors that I have ever seen. Mori's pictures of the Darwin in the mint case must be breath taking to see in your Den. Thanks for the pictures and that Bijou ladies or mustache Darwin has to be extremely rare. Is there a "Mr. Razor" or similar site where this information can be found? Doug
Enjoyed the pictures David and thanks for posting;you are very fortunate to have and enjoy this razor. Doug
Did you say you wanted some more Darwin razor porn?
This is a Darwin Mustache Razor / Mustache Razor with Wee Scott
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Here is a Darwin Deluxe & Mustache razors in the left photo and the Bijou & Mustache razors in right photo.
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From left to right: Darwin Deluxe, Mustache, Bijou
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Thanks, these are incredible pictures which show the differences and the original cases of the Deluxe, Bijou, and mustache. The Bijou seems to small to shave anywhere other than the mustache area; definitely it would be hard to shave legs with IMHO but have never tried that.
I think the Bijou was meant for underarm shaving where it might have worked quite well. Unfortunately both the Bijou and the Mustache razor take the small blade that is pictured with them and there is no current source.
I think the Bijou was meant for underarm shaving where it might have worked quite well. Unfortunately both the Bijou and the Mustache razor take the small blade that is pictured with them and there is no current source.
I wonder if a corn razor blade would fit? Here's an example at retail.
Maybe............. yes, that looks like that might work. Thanks for the link.
I think I'll order a pack and find out.
