Since there has been some talk about these closed comb razors recently, I thought I'd post a comparison while I had all three in my hand. The Parker has a silver handle, the Edwin Jagger Chatsworth a cream handle and the Mühle a wood handle.
Superficially, the head of all three razors look the same.
Of course, the handles are vastly different and are the easiest part to customize so I won't discuss them here.
On closer examination, the heads of the EJ and Mühle are practically identical. The Parker looks slightly different, mainly in the gaininess of the finish. Also, the notches in the safety bar of the Parker are a little sharper and in a NE direction whereas the other two have nicely rounded notches in a NW direction (if viewed from the top).
The easiest way to differentiate is that the Parker has a "P" embossed on it, the EJ has a "1" and the Mühle has a "2". Another way is by looking at how the pins from the top plate engage in the bottom plate. The Parker has rounded pins and you can see quite a gap when viewing the assembled razor from the bottom of the head. The other two have more squared pins and sit almost flush in their holes.
It is clear that the plating on the EJ and Mühle is thicker and the general finish of these razors are better but given that these razors sell for 4x the price of the Parker, they are certainly not 4x better! I have not shaved with the Parker but have read this it is quite aggressive. I have shaved with the EJ and find is a very nice with about the same aggressiveness as a Futur on it's lowest setting.
Superficially, the head of all three razors look the same.
Of course, the handles are vastly different and are the easiest part to customize so I won't discuss them here.
On closer examination, the heads of the EJ and Mühle are practically identical. The Parker looks slightly different, mainly in the gaininess of the finish. Also, the notches in the safety bar of the Parker are a little sharper and in a NE direction whereas the other two have nicely rounded notches in a NW direction (if viewed from the top).
The easiest way to differentiate is that the Parker has a "P" embossed on it, the EJ has a "1" and the Mühle has a "2". Another way is by looking at how the pins from the top plate engage in the bottom plate. The Parker has rounded pins and you can see quite a gap when viewing the assembled razor from the bottom of the head. The other two have more squared pins and sit almost flush in their holes.
It is clear that the plating on the EJ and Mühle is thicker and the general finish of these razors are better but given that these razors sell for 4x the price of the Parker, they are certainly not 4x better! I have not shaved with the Parker but have read this it is quite aggressive. I have shaved with the EJ and find is a very nice with about the same aggressiveness as a Futur on it's lowest setting.