Vintage Butterscotch Simpson Found in Antique Store
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Awesome Berkeley! What a find, I'm jealous.
That is a Berkeley. Nice brush. The hair might be brittle. Use some conditioner on it as part of the rejuvenation process if you intend to use it. The hair might be prone to breakage otherwise.
Wow...Awesome find!
its worth as much as you paid for it
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Sorry! Just got caught up!
Kirk
Kirk
No problem, we all forget, no worries. You'll probably get hit with PMs you should disregard asking about selling.
Absolutely a great brush, you did very well, enjoy it -- perhaps reknot in a higher grade best or super hair.
Absolutely a great brush, you did very well, enjoy it -- perhaps reknot in a higher grade best or super hair.
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Thanks! I may or may not consider selling in future. I don't know what my plan is yet. I will research it a little more. Thanks, Doug!
Kirk
Kirk
Use it a bit before you consider reknotting it. It does look a bit sparse, so probably won't impress, but sometimes these old pure badgers surprise you. One of my nicest brushes is an old Kent Pure.
if you plan on selling it here, be careful what you post.
bragging you paid single digit $ for it and then offering it on the BST for $70 will not go over well.
just a heads up, as it's been discussed a few times recently and the BST listing and threads usually get messy.
Very nice find. I keep looking and all I've ever found in antique stores and thrift shops was junk.
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I will probably keep it. It is a super find. Will probably get it re-knotted.
Kirk
Kirk
If you use it, don't soak it very long ahead of time, because it will probably get floppy. I have a vintage badger that I recently picked up myself and I just wet it a little to keep it firm and it's a nice brush with softer soaps and creams.
Great find!
I can't say how old it is with any kind of certainty, but Gary Young (great nephew of Alex Simpson) dated this brush of mine to the 1960s...
.... and the tone of the butterscotch on yours is certainly similar.
Agreed. I've seen this happen here and the only way to describe it is messy. If you restore it and then sell it, then that is an entirely different ballgame. I would go through the B&B recommended cleaning method and see what happens. It could be usable as is! I've had other vintage brushes just begin to shed as soon as I've touched them though. If that's the case - restorations are fun, and you can learn a lot about brushes in the process. Good luck with it!!!
I got a Simpson 41 you can read about in this thread if interested. Gary Young dated it to the 1950s.
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