AimlessWanderer
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I have several (five) Kent hairbrushes, but you're quite right, long haired men aren't their target audience
It's all Paccar to me. LOLI come from a family of truckers so every time this thread pops up in the forum I immediately have this in my mind
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That is a great handle style. I have a Simpson Persian Jar which is similar, but not as pronounced.I've only one Kent brush, and I will never part with it ..
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ps: the picture is somewhat dated ..
I have seen you state as fact that Simpson brushes are 'largely manufactured in China now' - do you have anything to back up these claims or is it simply speculation and conjecture?Alas, like so many other famous British brands, they are no longer run by the original family, and their lower-end lines are produced in the Orient.
Some shaving brushes.
I have seen you state as fact that Simpson brushes are 'largely manufactured in China now' - do you have anything to back up these claims or is it simply speculation and conjecture?
Thank you. I was more interested in the similar claim made by the same poster that Simpson brushes are 'largely manufactured in China now'. I own several Simpson brushes and place high value on them being manufactured in Great Britain and formerly in England. I would be disappointed to find this was not the case but I suspect it is not. It seems to me to be nothing more than unnecessary speculation without any foundation. Poor form in my view.He is correct, but it's not as straight forward as the family being bought out or shareholders have taken over like has happened with other companies. The last of the Kent family line that had run the business for 6 previous generations passed away and the company was bought by Eric Cosby in 1932. The Cosby family still own and run Kent, grandson Alan Cosby is the current Managing Director and Chairman, and there are two other Cosby's listed as the other Directors of the company. So its still a family run business, just not the Kent family anymore.
I am skeptical about the claim they manufacture "in the orient" though. Their own website states "Kent Brushes are amongst the very few hairbrush manufacturers left in the UK. Although we experience continual pressure from cheaper foreign imports branded with ‘designer’ labels sold at extortionate prices, we will never settle to selling a lesser product at a high price point "