Boots #4 shaving brush??

[jfever311]

Have any of you fellas ever heard of, or used one of these brushes?

It is a Boots number four.

At least, that is what it says.

 

[velvetgoldmine]

There was one of these brushes for sale on Ebay last week, unused and complete with it's original box. It finally sold for £26, if I remember rightly.

 

[jfever311]

Yup, that is the one I am referring to. I was going to get it, but my wife said no.

 

[burnwood]

, but my wife said no.

you got one of those too??

 

[jfever311]

Yup. It does not help that she is eight-months pregnant.

 

[Suzuki]

Looks like an average pure badger shaving brush - while it may have some nostalgic/collector value, from the looks of it, its a very average brush (which is what you'd expect for a drugstore branded brush).

From a performance perspective, i'm betting that you can easily buy a comparable or better brush for 26 pounds.

Still an interesting piece of shaving memorabilia - thanks for posting the picture!

 

[jfever311]

When it first appeared on the bay it was $0.99. It was something that I had not seen, so I wanted to ask the experts. Upon further research I found out that they are mediocre at best.

 

[velvetgoldmine]

I actually wanted to buy this brush to add to my small collection of 'antiques' which I keep for display purposes only (I have some Ever Ready's from the 30s, an old orange Simpson's, an un-named huge yellow bakelite job! etc), but had already committed to spending my savings on a Chubby 3. Once the bidding went over £5, I knew I was out. I was suprised at the price it eventually reached. Still, I would have liked to have had that one! I hope it's giving it's new owner pleasure!

By the way, I'm not married. But my girlfriend indulges me and listens attentively as I excitedly describe all my latest shaving acquisitions. She actually likes some of the shaving mugs I buy! Mind you, it's my own money I'm spending on this stuff!

 

[Suzuki]

By the way, I'm not married. But my girlfriend indulges me and listens attentively as I excitedly describe all my latest shaving acquisitions. She actually likes some of the shaving mugs I buy! Mind you, it's my own money I'm spending on this stuff!

That will change in a heartbeat if you get married

 

[Regular_strop]

I think the brush in question is was actually made by Simpsons possibly.

I think from looking at a recent Simpsons catalogue it showed that symbol to be one that they have used for branding on Boots brushes in the past. If I remember rightly there is an online shop in the US that has an online version of that catalogue too.

 

[Regular_strop]

Just found the link. The Boots brand logo is in the furthest bottom right corner of page.

http://www.emsplace.com/shaving/simpsons_catalog.aspx

Interesting some of the other logos there that they have made brushes for too