​I was contacted by B&B member BladeShark who has amassed quite a bit of information about Rubberset brushes. This thread is for B&B members to add to the collective knowledge in order to build a database of Rubberset history and brushes.
This thread format has been gratuitously copied from the Ever Ready Brush thread started by SavantStrike (thank you)
Ever ready model numbers -- post your numbers here - http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/109533-Ever-ready-model-numbers-post-your-numbers-here
Please read and digest all the information in this post so we don't end up with a ton of posts that have to be re written to include the data you didn't read about in this initial post . Then please start posting like mad with the following:
-Information about Rubberset brushes you own/have seen
-Pictures of said brushes if at all possible
-Wild speculations about what all of the data being collected means
-Personal stories about Rubberset Brushes
-Shavegeekery
Include all/some of the following information:
-Model number (both digits and letters) i.e. 400-3
-Handle design (note that this may not always mean material, but it does mean quality)
-Type and grade of hair used
-Knot size
-Loft height
-Handle height
-Total height (Loft + Handle)
-Color
-Some other information not yet known at the time of this post
From the Wiki : Rubberset - http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Rubberset
The Rubberset company began making brushes around 1887 and began advertising around 1905 [1]. Early advertising featured various attempts to pull the bristles out of a brush, or otherwise destroy it.
This thread format has been gratuitously copied from the Ever Ready Brush thread started by SavantStrike (thank you)
Ever ready model numbers -- post your numbers here - http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/109533-Ever-ready-model-numbers-post-your-numbers-here
Please read and digest all the information in this post so we don't end up with a ton of posts that have to be re written to include the data you didn't read about in this initial post . Then please start posting like mad with the following:
-Information about Rubberset brushes you own/have seen
-Pictures of said brushes if at all possible
-Wild speculations about what all of the data being collected means
-Personal stories about Rubberset Brushes
-Shavegeekery
Include all/some of the following information:
-Model number (both digits and letters) i.e. 400-3
-Handle design (note that this may not always mean material, but it does mean quality)
-Type and grade of hair used
-Knot size
-Loft height
-Handle height
-Total height (Loft + Handle)
-Color
-Some other information not yet known at the time of this post
From the Wiki : Rubberset - http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Rubberset
The Rubberset company began making brushes around 1887 and began advertising around 1905 [1]. Early advertising featured various attempts to pull the bristles out of a brush, or otherwise destroy it.
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