Stopped at an antique store yesterday to kill some time. They had a couple of old mugs in the $20 range, a few old razors, a $3 Hall and Atlas mug and a beat yellow and black brush that was also $3. Walked out, and later thought I would pick the mug up and look at the brush on the way home. Wrong, both were gone. Funny, within the last month or so, I've seen old beat brushes and mugs that I know have been setting in the shops for a long time fly off the shelf. Now the higher priced stuff is still sitting. Anyway, its got to be someone here. Who else would look at an old, rotten brush other than someone thats been read the brush restore forum? I guess I'm not alone in my search.