If you have time to wait you could order a knot from Virginia Sheng in China. Very inexpensive
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I picked this up today, and I can't seem to find any information. Does anyone know anything about the Rubberset N102? I think it's a really cool brush. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Yes, I have de-flowered it.
It is a firm knot with lots of backbone and a bit of scritch. Since giving one to my teenager, he had reduced acne problems, so it cleans the skin and exfoliates well. The black badger is a terrific knot and looks aesthetically pleasing , especially in black handles or half and half black handles.Thank you. I like that word... "stealth."
Yes, the cheapest way to get a boar knot is to bye an Omega brush
I would find a plastic handled Omega with a knot that you know you like and remove the knot from it. Do a search, my understanding is that the hollow handle brushes are easy to remove. I don't know how easy the Semogue knots are to remove from the handle, but if your prefer them, it may be worth a try.
Here is an interesting Rubberset ad that shows the relationship between the model numbers and the retail price.
It came from this 1932 catalog. This is two years before the Albright family sold the company to Bristol-Myers.
It came from this 1932 catalog. This is two years before the Albright family sold the company to Bristol-Myers.
Here is a good example of a model 100 brush that would retail at $1.00 and sold for $.59
The same style brush was at one time a model 69 and model 89 and would have retailed at $.69 and $.89 respectively.
The ad is from 1943. I saved it to get a snapshot of what box they were using at the time. It helps date the brushes when you cross paths with some NOS.
The same style brush was at one time a model 69 and model 89 and would have retailed at $.69 and $.89 respectively.
The ad is from 1943. I saved it to get a snapshot of what box they were using at the time. It helps date the brushes when you cross paths with some NOS.
Here is a similar model (but with horse hair) and the same box. It is selling on a popular online auction site at many more times the original price.
Rubberset made more metal brushes than just the popular aluminum model 400 or their well-made take-down travel brushes. They also made these:
From this group my favorite is the Rubberset model 513, also known as "The Boss Barber".
In the lingo of the time this meant master barber and was often associated with a union barber shop.
Here is an ad for one in 1929
![$513_1 [1929].jpg](https://xfdata.badgerandblade.com/attachments/330/330764-38e0977e53f8e1cf029bc2f9289eb77b.jpg "$513_1 [1929].jpg")
The design for it was patented in 1928 by Andrew Albright Jr.
He was the President of the company at the time and the son of the founder who had died in 1905.
From this group my favorite is the Rubberset model 513, also known as "The Boss Barber".
In the lingo of the time this meant master barber and was often associated with a union barber shop.
Here is an ad for one in 1929
The design for it was patented in 1928 by Andrew Albright Jr.
He was the President of the company at the time and the son of the founder who had died in 1905.
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Those are great!
This is amazing stuff. I look forward to find one of these
Under close examination this advertisement looks to have a Rubberset model LA150 pictured. It says that it's made with badger and goat's hair.
I don't recall seeing shaving brushes made with goat's hair. I wonder how often that was done and why.
Note that it says that this brush is made specially for Liggett's Drug Stores. Perhaps the "L" in the model number stands for "Liggetts".
I don't recall seeing shaving brushes made with goat's hair. I wonder how often that was done and why.
Note that it says that this brush is made specially for Liggett's Drug Stores. Perhaps the "L" in the model number stands for "Liggetts".
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There was also a Rubberset model LB150. Perhaps the "A" was the first model and "B" the second.
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That Lb is a beautiful brush
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Very interesting. I wonder why they thought the brush and mug would be obsolete by 1930?
Thank you BladeShark!
Thank you BladeShark!
