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Show us your butterscotch brushes!
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my favorite Butterscotch is the Rover
Are these brush handles "born" this way, or is this an amazing coloration process that takes place over time? ...and if so, how long will it take before my Simpson brushes get all butterscotchy???
Rover? How and where does one find and acquire one of these?
It's a Simpson Manchurian Badger 'Rover.
This Rover is a Special Edition and is offered from time to time by Simpson.
This Rover is a Special Edition and is offered from time to time by Simpson.
There was a vintage Rover too wasn't there?
All modern shaving brushes will not become butterscotch, sorry. Materials (mainly Catalin, guess to some extend Bakelite as well) used in the past started out as the typical ivory color we all know. But then over time, exposed to light, they turn ore or less into butterscotch colored brushes. I really do not l know how long these materials were used, maybe Simpson can chime in here.
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It is my understanding that vintage butterscotch handles have acquired their colour due to aging and possibly even started life being white in colour. Yhey were made from different materials such as ivory, catalin, and lucite. Modern butterscotch handles are simply coloured that way at the point of manufacture to in some way emulate a vintage brush and do not change over time. So, your modern Simpson brush will not become butterscotch. I could be very wrong here.
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Yep,
Butterscotch were white/offwhite/fake ivory colored plastics. They turn orange and then brown naturally over time.
Other colors existed. A lot of the marble everready based brushes are VERY different than originally... most were bright, almost neon colors before, now they are toned down, deeper hues of their original colors.
Butterscotch were white/offwhite/fake ivory colored plastics. They turn orange and then brown naturally over time.
Other colors existed. A lot of the marble everready based brushes are VERY different than originally... most were bright, almost neon colors before, now they are toned down, deeper hues of their original colors.
My two Butterscotch tinies (by Shavemac):
18/47 Silvertip D01
20/44 Silvertip D01 2-Band
Just to be awkward, I currently use the measurements at/from the top of the handle... so the actual knot size is 2mm smaller than shown.
My Shavemac (designed by me) Butterscotch DE razor handle has an M4.5 x 0.75mm thread specifically for my Fatips... but amazingly it fits every other DE razor I have (barring my iKon Tek).
18/47 Silvertip D01
20/44 Silvertip D01 2-Band
Just to be awkward, I currently use the measurements at/from the top of the handle... so the actual knot size is 2mm smaller than shown.
My Shavemac (designed by me) Butterscotch DE razor handle has an M4.5 x 0.75mm thread specifically for my Fatips... but amazingly it fits every other DE razor I have (barring my iKon Tek).
To answer some of the members questions about butterscotching. This Simpson started out ivory and naturally turned the butterscotch color due to age. This is my only one, unfortunately the Simpson sticker didn’t last long after I starting using it after this photo was taken. Might replace the sticker, might not, undecided right now
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2 very different takes on butterscotch
Semogue Owner's Club - Mistura
Shavemac Beehive + 22mm TGN boar
Semogue Owner's Club - Mistura
Shavemac Beehive + 22mm TGN boar
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I have an old Rover from the Somerset time (I believe), but it is already made with modern resins, so the butterscotching will not occur.
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