Brush Acquisition Thread

[gpjoe]

I've been looking for some nice vintage brushes to re-knot and haven't seen many I like, or that looked like good candidates. I decided to look for vintage refurbs instead, and found this butterscotch bakelite Ever Ready handle with a new 22mm badger knot.

Also grabbed this Lord Chesterfield faux ivory handle with a new 22mm "pure badger" knot.

 

[Old School TSD]

I really like this one I picked up in a lot recently.
It's a heavy ceramic handle with a large dense badger knot. It reminds me of the rook piece in a nice chess set
Anyone recognize it or can share any details?... it is completely unmarked. View attachment 1487690

Anyone have a clue for me?

 

[Dominic]

I've been wanting to try a small Simpson, so ordered this Berkeley 46 and it looks to be just what I was hoping for.


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Oklahoma is the 46th state in the nation.

 

[Darren J 67]

Not supposed to put this here really as I've not recieved it as yet. Ordered my second boar and hope this is more to my liking than the first. It's a mondial, not an expensive one but then I'm not too fussed about spending loads of money just love the functional things.
Definately have to put pics up when it comes now though.

 

[J-MN]

Oklahoma is the 46th state in the nation.

Ah, so that's what the 46 means. Good to know!

I'm going with this since at this point I have no other explanation for the 46.

 

[haggis]

Enjoy my Eagle 3 Manchurian but often mused that it would be nice to find one in SiLVERTiP (gah!). So that's that.

 

[Phoenixkh]

I still have an unbleached Zenith boar on the way.. with the short black resin handle.... but it's lost somewhere in the black hole of international postal systems.... All I know is.... it has been processed "through" a facility in Madrid on July 8th.... nothing since then and it was shipped on June 22nd. The supply company has offered to send another one if it is actually lost..... They've been responsive. I'll wait it out...

I have my last brush for a while on the way as well..... a SV Cocobolo with the golden pewter crown.

I did buy a Bloody Basin Jasper w/ a Manchurian badger knot from Elite.... Bob does such beautiful work. The handle feels so good in the hand, perfectly polished, etc. I'm breaking in my SV Turtle Shell for a couple shaves, but Bob's is next.

Unless something unusual comes up, that should be my brush collection completion. I know, I know.. famous last words. <Eg>

 

[Dominic]

Ah, so that's what the 46 means. Good to know!

I'm going with this since at this point I have no other explanation for the 46.

I actually sent an e-mail to Simpson to ask what the numbers mean. They didn’t know, either.

 

[Inverted]

Paladin PK47.

 

[samballat]

30mm motherlode from Boti

I you enjoy using your soaps so you have an excuse to buy more, it is very easy to eat through soaps with this one I think.

Before and after the shave

 

[Phoenixkh]

My Zenith unbleached boar with the 506 black resin handle showed up today.... it was mailed on June 22nd... finally made it. I think it took the scenic route so it should provide a great lather and subsequent shave. <eg>

 

[Klinker]

AKA Brushworx 26mm Synthetic G5C Knot Milky Way Resin Handle

 

[J-MN]

Simpson Duke 2 - Best Badger

I sold a Duke 3 a couple months ago that I thought was a great brush, but it bloomed out to be a bit bigger than what I was wanting. I wished for it to either be more bulb shaped or just be smaller overall. Enter the Duke 2, which after using it today for the first time, is more to my liking in terms of knot size.

Picture was taken after the first time using it.

 

[Shaun asleep]

26mm manchurian badger from Dscosmetics after a night soaking in shampoo water. The smell is still there.

 

[Hannah's Dad]

26mm manchurian badger from Dscosmetics after a night soaking in shampoo water. The smell is still there.

 

[marcjohn86]

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It's beyond BO! It's BBO!

 

[marcjohn86]

Just picked up the Solar Flare from PAA and got it in already, what an awesome brush, I just like the butterscotch+white handle, and then the white synthetic knot just makes it look so classic and elegant. I've been using my Green Ray as the only brush in my collection for the last two plus years, and I gotta admit it's nice to have a change and I foresee myself using the Solar Flare a lot more in the immediate future. That, and also I think I'm going to pick up a few more of the PAA brushes, I just really like the way they look. They're all designed in a way that calls back to older brushes from brands like Ever-Ready and Erskine, and honest I just don't have the patience (or equipment) to restore vintage brushes, but maybe some day I'll get into that.

 

[Darren J 67]

Turned up today, this is what it looks like after it's first lather.

 

[Gryffindor]

Vintage silver over pewter, new synthetic knot. It has a little bit of heft.

 

[Dominic]

Vintage silver over pewter, new synthetic knot. It has a little bit of heft.



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Doubles as a weapon should have have a home invasion while shaving.