Durham Domino

[braxis]

I got a surprise from SWMBO today a Durham Domino with a travel case both need a cleaning and I will need blades for it. I also found the original inspector sheet I will post a pic of that tomorrow. Can anyone give me any info on this razor and where to find blades?

 

[JPDyson]

I have one; it's a Durham Duplex (not sure what Domino means here). You have two attachments - one is used to make it behave like a traditional straight with replaceable blades. The other is used to make it shave like an open-comb DE but as held like a straight. Mine only came with the comb attachment. With that in place you hold it so that the head of the razor approaches your skin as would a DE razor. I have used Stanley carpet blades in this and I thought it shaved like an open-comb SE in terms of general feel and comfort. Not my favorite, but a fun novelty.

 

[braxis]

I have one; it's a Durham Duplex (not sure what Domino means here). You have two attachments - one is used to make it behave like a traditional straight with replaceable blades. The other is used to make it shave like an open-comb DE but as held like a straight. Mine only came with the comb attachment. With that in place you hold it so that the head of the razor approaches your skin as would a DE razor. I have used Stanley carpet blades in this and I thought it shaved like an open-comb SE in terms of general feel and comfort. Not my favorite, but a fun novelty.

It says Durham Domino on the open comb and the strop able interchangeable of the razor. And that is a shame that there are no shaving blades made for it anymore. I now have the want to get a shavette. I am looking at the Parker SRB or the X-d20 not sure which way to go though.

 

[shavewithbigelow]

+1 on the Stanley carpet blades. They shave OK, but they are carbon steel so they will rust. Lowe's sells a brand called Kobalt. Several members have tried these and said that they were not sharp enough for shaving, so I never tried those.

I bought mine at my local Ace Hardware.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1289940
And no, they weren't $49. They were $5 or $6 for a pack of 10 blades.

 

[JPDyson]

It says Durham Domino on the open comb and the strop able interchangeable of the razor. And that is a shame that there are no shaving blades made for it anymore. I now have the want to get a shavette. I am looking at the Parker SRB or the X-d20 not sure which way to go though.

I have heard of people using the other attachment to strop the Stanley carpet blades. There are also some NOS DD blades out there. Neither really seems ideal, though.