Rooney Brush Handles aging ?

[Hex]

I read this re the Heritage line, that they would "age" with use. I wondered what an aged Rooney would look like. Anything like an aged Bakelite ?
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All brushes in this line are completely handmade from the finest materials available to the brush maker today. The lathe turned handles are of an Imitation Bone material that is intended to "age" with use, as would a natural bone handle. They are of an “off-white” color, again much like natural bone.
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[Loric]

This is curious, I have two, but never read the description that closely. Maybe they are intended to turn butterscotch like antique brushes??? Mine are relatively new, and as of yet I have noticed nothing odd about them.

 

[beginish]

I have two Heritage brushes, and they look the same to me as the day I got them. I have a feeling we will be waiting quite awhile to find out!

 

[kooshman7]

Not sure how it would be, but I have wondered about it myself. Does it age by oxidation, UV exposure like bakelite, not quite sure. I don't think it'd turn a butterscotch color but you never know. Jim at VB could probably shed some light on this, or Classic Shaving as well. Or anyone with some bone handled shaving brushes or experience with how natural bone ages.

 

[California Cajun]

I'm more concerned about the brush handler aging than the brush handle.

 

[mblakele]

Curious about this, I found http://reviews.ebay.com/Identifying-Ivory-and-Bone_W0QQugidZ10000000005275361 - it reads:

Vintage Ivory no matter the originating source such as Elephant, Walrus, Hippo or Whale etc usually appear with a patina one of the signs of ageing. This Patina can range from light golden to deeper browns obtained from the oils of handling. To complicate the ID process many Antique Bone items if handled will also retain these oils to give a simular golden patina.

So... golden patina?

 

[beginish]

Curious about this, I found http://reviews.ebay.com/Identifying-Ivory-and-Bone_W0QQugidZ10000000005275361 - it reads:



So... golden patina?

That's really interesting. Awhile back, I picked up a rooney-made faux ivory handle for Mach3 cartridges. During the Brush Chronicles the last couple of weeks, I used that handle with a cartridge. The texture of the handle, while once smooth, is now a little rougher and frankly, feels porous. Maybe this is what will happen with the brush handles as well.

 

[Hex]

Now that I think back on it, I recall seeing some Chinese, antique carved ivory tusks.
They were a range of colors from off-white kinda cream, through lighter brown, and tan. I never saw anything approaching butterscotch or dark brown.

 

[JPDyson]

Authentic ivory and bone do in fact discolor over age. This stuff, no idea - but it sounds like you can expect something like that. It doesn't much look like butterscotch in what I've seen (I have a bone-scaled razor that is tanning a bit).

 

[Confilo]

I have two Heritage brushes, and they look the same to me as the day I got them. I have a feeling we will be waiting quite awhile to find out!

I can't wait too long, I'm already old...