I've noticed that some artisan or custom brushes have a coin at the base of the brush. Is it on a specific purpose or does it mean something special?
Coin at the bottom of the brush handle
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Personally, they look nice, and im sure for the Queens jubilee, some people had the £2 coin 
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Ok, it's purely decorative then.
I know people who when reknotting old brushes that are hollow and lightweight they load them with coins to increase the weight
I got one for my cousin as a holiday present this year from John Turner, and he offers a Commemorative line with a coin in the base, so I decided to go with that and asked him to put in a year that was very significant in my cousin's life. As far as I know the coin serves no purpose other than a decoration, and a beautiful one it is, indeed. I'm really happy with how it looks, and I hope my cousin is too, come holiday time.
wow ^^^ nice looking brush
That's a nice brush. The coin looks pretty cool IMO.
well - in the case of the queens jubilee -
1. the coin tells the year brush was made
2. the coin is directly related to name of brush
3. added bottom weight of handle
so i would say the coin is not purely decorative but tells a story.
@ Badger Bill: that john turner brush is extremely beautiful!
1. the coin tells the year brush was made
2. the coin is directly related to name of brush
3. added bottom weight of handle
so i would say the coin is not purely decorative but tells a story.
@ Badger Bill: that john turner brush is extremely beautiful!
That's a very classy/beautiful brush.
Yea, thanks guys - I hope it is well received!!! (I have a feeling it will be.)
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