I have had this brush for a while and tonight I was going to start restoring it. I know the handle is bone but I twisted on the base and it came loose. The base is threaded into the top. Pretty cool. Anyone know how to clean bone?
Bone Handled Ever Ready
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Dude cant help with the bone...... but AWESOME! Is the thread bone as well?!
I would give it a arm numbing rub of mineral oil then polish it and it should bring it to a beautiful sheen.
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Yes the threads are bone. Think a soak in mineral oil would be okay? Polish it with? I use Mothers Plastic Polish on my other handles, would this work?
What does the "Hard Rubber Grip" mean if it is bone ? I would have assumed the grip was the bottom.
A good soak would probably be good. Polish, I meant give it a good elbow grease work with the mineral oil to polish and coat at the same time. Maybe others with more professional experience in bone can chime in.
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I would assume this also. The top part is very hard, doesn't feel like rubber though, like plastic.
Never saw a bone handled EverReady and was thinking, can't be, but a little search:
(it's a BIN)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1924-Ever-Ready-Shaving-Brushes-Horn-Bone-Handles-ad-/150637779338
Enlarge the pic. Now isn't that cool.
-jim
(it's a BIN)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1924-Ever-Ready-Shaving-Brushes-Horn-Bone-Handles-ad-/150637779338
Enlarge the pic. Now isn't that cool.
-jim
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Wow that's awesome. Top right hand corner is it. I would live to buy a dozen of these for $14 today. 
Thank you for finding that I never would have thought about an old ad.
Thank you for finding that I never would have thought about an old ad.$14 a dozen...highway robbery! 
I've soaked bone handled knives in mineral oil - when the bone has slightly shrunk and also as a preventive measure (the shrinking thing). So, using mineral oil is good.
I haven't used "Mother" on bone. For buffing, I use a cotton buffing wheel and jewelers white rouge. Since this compound is used for metal, I assume "Mothers" would work. I would suggest you do a test polish on a small area that isn't seen often. . .like the base.
You can sand the bone just like plastic handles, using progressively finer grits, and the same sanding rules apply. AVOID breathing the dust.
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Nice I will try to soak them and wipe them off first then I might try sanding them if they don't come clean.
I googled it, wet sanding is recommended, with very fine grits. It also said that soaking in mineral oil was great for it, to watch it, don't let it dry out. One concern was getting it wet and letting it dry out, causing it to crack. It said to soak it in mineral oil regularly to make sure it couldn't absorb water. It is a beaut, but it will require more regular maintenance it sounds like.
Johnnie
Johnnie
But why would someone want to clip a toilet? And was there enough of a toilet clipping craze to offer so many models?
id try a little bleach.try a dad on a qtip and rub the bottom if it works do the whole thing then sand with fie paper.i look fwrd to seeing it restored.
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I moved this to my restore thread. I got the knot out.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/270380-Hig789-s-Brush-restore-thread/page2
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/270380-Hig789-s-Brush-restore-thread/page2
