Butterscotch Beauty Parade

[Snargle]

I've been restoring shaving brushes for quite a few years and I realized that I have quite a few vintage brushes with "Butterscotch" handles. The materials vary...Bakelite, Catalin, unknown Plastic Resins...but they all have that classic golden-brown butterscotch colors. Here's a couple of shots of my collection. They are all in my regular rotation and get used frequently.

From left to right:
- Made Rite #18, Finest Badger Knot​

- Erskine #B200, Finest Badger Knot
- Opal #58, Fan Finest Badger Knot
- Baton #7692, Synthetic Knot

From left to right:
- Rubberset #400N, Finest Badger Knot
- Brushman #223, Finest Badger Knot​

- No Name, Finest Badger Knot (This brush was almost completely split and has an ugly repair on the backside. The reason I'm keeping it is because it belonged to my late father-in-law)​

- Kent KS5, Finest Badger Knot (missing Kent label, but the model number is still faintly visible)

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[Rhody]

Wow great line up. Also great work restoring these.

 

[FABarbuto]

Very nice!

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[nemo]

That Kent is pretty! Nice collection, Larry.

 

[luvmysuper]

That no name brush with the lucite base is fantastic!

 

[Snargle]

That no name brush with the lucite base is fantastic!

My FIL lived in Switzerland, so I'm pretty sure it's a European-made brush. I need to take a photo of the damaged side. It's an amazing brush if you only look at the front! At least I was able to fill the split with epoxy and restore it to a usable condition.

 

[luvmysuper]

My FIL lived in Switzerland, so I'm pretty sure it's a European-made brush. I need to take a photo of the damaged side. It's an amazing brush if you only look at the front! At least I was able to fill the split with epoxy and restore it to a usable condition.

I'm a big fan of old lucite brushes, but that square bottom and gorgeous amber tint would make it special even if it wasn't already because of the family connection!

 

[ajkel64]

Great line up of brushes. They all look really good. Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

[thombrogan]

Stunning!

A Not Safe For Wallets array of butterscotch greatness.

 

[Ravenonrock]

Big time stunners.

 

[Whilliam]

Those are really lovely!

 

[Snargle]

Stunning!

A Not Safe For Wallets array of butterscotch greatness.

These are all flea market/junk shop finds, so none of them cost more than a few dollars. The replacement knots were the more expensive part, particularly the Finest Badger (mostly from TGN).