Ivory tower

[blantyre]

A couple of months ago I picked up a vintage ivory handle - Rudy Vey worked his magic and installed a nice D-01 2 band fan in it and I got it back earlier today. The knot's about 25/50. The handle is well preserved, nice patina and Schreger lines and a few fine but stable cracks. This complements my only other ivory brush very well - also vintage, a big moppy Simpson PJ with a 29/60 knot in a softer grade of silvertip that was done by Shavemac some years ago. Kind of the Yin and Yan of brushes. From a quick test lather the D-01 has a very nice feel - plenty of resilience but also good flow through. I'll try it out for face lathering in the morning.

 

[kirk 988]

very nice whats the ivory in the handle weight ?
im loving the table care to share its story ?

 

[celestino]

Very nice and congratulations!

 

[blantyre]

The Rooney "Style 3" weighs about 150g, the PJ about 130g both with knots. The table is from India, I have one about 2 ft across (pictured) and one about 1 ft. It's hardwood inlaid with ebony and ivory. These were quite popular with UK expatriates in the 1930 and 40s who brought them back to England. I inherited them from my grandfather who spent some time in India.

very nice whats the ivory in the handle weight ?
im loving the table care to share its story ?

 

[oakeshott]

Rick,
Can we get a closeup of the handle showing the patina and cracks?

 

[blantyre]

Rick,
Can we get a closeup of the handle showing the patina and cracks?

This is the pic that Rudy sent me just prior to shipping. I plan to get a few shots as I break the brush in over the next week or two.

Here's a close up of the PJ taken a few years ago.

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[oakeshott]

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wow

 

[Kooze]

Beautiful brush sir- enjoy and thanks for sharing!

 

[Tulsa77]

Beautiful brushes. Thank you for sharing pictures of such rare brushes

 

[Antique Hoosier]

I love these!