My first attempt. The brush is very old. It was given to me as a teenager by my Dad and I understand that he received it from his Dad. My Granddad passed away in 1943 so if it did come from him, I'm guessing that it was new in the 30s or 40s. It was passed on to me in the late 50s or early 60s so if my Dad bought it new, it may have come from the 50s.
It was worn out many decades ago, but I still used it occasionally. I had the mistaken belief that Badger brushes were no longer available. I suffered with drug store Boar brushes just so I could still use a mug and brush. Recently I found out that Badger is alive and well, and have since bought a few (my collection has seven brushes, including this old Erskine and the not as useful as it could be Boar brush.
The markings on the bottom of the brush show that it was Pure Badger and that it was set in rubber. The new knot is a 20mm Silver Tip Badger from Whipped Dog. Unfortunately, the markings disappeared when polishing the handle. The handle has a few light cracks and I didn't attempt to fill them, considering them to be character marks.
The knot is smaller in diameter (but as tall as the taller ones) as my other brushes) so I thought that it would fill a hole and besides I wanted to restore it for its keepsake value.
Anyway, here are the before and after pictures:
It was worn out many decades ago, but I still used it occasionally. I had the mistaken belief that Badger brushes were no longer available. I suffered with drug store Boar brushes just so I could still use a mug and brush. Recently I found out that Badger is alive and well, and have since bought a few (my collection has seven brushes, including this old Erskine and the not as useful as it could be Boar brush.
The markings on the bottom of the brush show that it was Pure Badger and that it was set in rubber. The new knot is a 20mm Silver Tip Badger from Whipped Dog. Unfortunately, the markings disappeared when polishing the handle. The handle has a few light cracks and I didn't attempt to fill them, considering them to be character marks.
The knot is smaller in diameter (but as tall as the taller ones) as my other brushes) so I thought that it would fill a hole and besides I wanted to restore it for its keepsake value.
Anyway, here are the before and after pictures:
