Unicorn Razor Club (URC)

Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by BBS, Jun 6, 2021.

  1. Northstonehill

    Northstonehill Active Member

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  2. Northstonehill

    Northstonehill Active Member

    Not technically a unicorn, but in this condition and with everything there from soap container, plunger to manual it is not too far off…

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  3. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    I am going to say no. Reason being the razor is nothing special from a design standpoint, you can find lots of similar razors. If you go strictly by it being a Darwin and leave the design out then yes.
     
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  4. Clouds

    Clouds Active Member

    :):):) No and Yes - You are a very hard man to please Mr @BBS :):):)

    Hows about this one - Robert Frohn Daemon
    I've never seen one before this and I can't find anything on it - so if anyone has any information please post it. I would appreciate it.
    It has an adjustment mechanism unlike anything else that I have seen. The base plate is three solid pieces held together by two spring steel T-Bars and as you tighten the handle it curves the blade more - changing the blade angle and also pushing out the safety bars.

    I've also uploaded the leaflet that came with it which shows the "adjustment". The prices are in Reichmarks so somewhere between 1924 and 1948

    How does it shave:
    One shave in with a Wizamet and its very mild. I need to revisit it with a Feather

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  5. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Were closed comb DEs a thing in Germany before the mid 30s?

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  6. Clouds

    Clouds Active Member

    No idea - if that is the case, then that begins to narrow things down so somewhere between mid 30's and 48.
    There are no dates on anything including anywhere in the pamphlet.
     
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  7. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    Definitely the Gnat. Haven't seen one of those in several years.
     
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  8. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    Uncommon are welcome also. The unicorn bar is somewhat subjective depending the criteria.
     
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  9. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    I don't know if I want to call it a unicorn but it is not one you find for sale that often.
    French made Revelation adjustable razor.

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    The shoulders are spring loaded to adjust the gap and the cap is differential giving 2 different cutting gaps on each side.
     
  10. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    Here is another one I used to own that I don't want to call a unicorn but it certainly doesn't show up for sale often. This one when it came up for sale at the time a few others also came up for sale. If we were calling it a unicorn then, not 2 seconds later I'd guarantee someone would post well there is like 5 of them on ebay right now so they aren't rare not knowing if that was a regular occurance or not. I've only seen 3 of them come up for sale since I got mine years ago and one of those up for sale was mine. With that said more may have sold in that time frame I am not aware of. Going by what I do know about Cooper razors the Cooper adjustable definitely is the rariest or most uncommon of all their branded razors.
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    If we go by branding this razor when branded as a Doehler - Jarvis is a bona fide unicorn.
     
  11. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    A D-J was just on the Bay and sold quickly. They don't show up often. I have the Cooper and don't find them to be the best shavers but it's an interesting design.

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  12. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    I've only seen 1 Doehler Jarvis branded one and it was a collector's piece they posted pictures of. Never actually seen one for sale. For everyone reading this Doehler Jarvis was a melt smelter and they casted the metal for the those handles on the Cooper adjustable, Kant Rust, and other brands like Hospital. I am pretty sure they did the base plates and caps if they were also cast metal. Metal casting was their business not razors but they did briefly make some of the adjustables they were producing for Cooper under their own company name. I never did determine if they sold them or they were made to given out as gifts to people like company executives or something to that effect.
     
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  13. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    The only boxed ones I've seen were corporate gifts. The casting is pretty poor , I wouldn't want to show it off if it were me.


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  14. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    The Doehler Jarvis family. Missing the K-Rect.[​IMG][​IMG]

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  15. Dave in KY

    Dave in KY On second thought, Buttercup

    Here are the ones I still own including the Krect which is a favorite shaver. My Berkley Shave Selector went to a new home. The extra Hospital unboxed I'll be selling eventually.
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  16. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    You have the first gen Krect like mine. ISO the post war version with the D-J handle matching the Hospital etc[​IMG]

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  17. Dave in KY

    Dave in KY On second thought, Buttercup

    I prefer the 1st Gen one. Saw the 2nd recently on Ebay but snoozed when it sold........
     
  18. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

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  19. Dave in KY

    Dave in KY On second thought, Buttercup

    Thanks, it gives an AMAZING close and comfortable shave. I've had 3 and will NEVER part with this one.
     
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  20. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    I'm not fond of the D-J handles so I'd hold out for a lot find (as I did with the first gen)..

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