Quote Originally Posted by KevinV View Post
I do have another question. I've been looking at your initial recommendations and really like the looks of the Simpson Commodore X3. I've found them sold on several sites but have found 2 variations of the same brush.

Both say "Best Badger X3" and underneath that have a gold seal. However, inside the gold seal one of them says…

Simpson
Made in England
Sterilized

…and the other says…

Simpson
Hand Made
Great Britain

That second one also says "Commodore" on the reverse side. The first one doesn't have a picture of the other side so I'm not sure if it says it too.

Any idea why the difference? Is one normally an export version and the other for domestic sales? Was there a design change and someone's just still got some NOS?

Thanks again.


I believe Simpson brushes labeled "Made in England" date from when they were made in England. The Simpson brushes labeled "Made in Great Britain" are the ones now made on the Isle of Man after Simpson was taken over by Progress Vulfix. The Isle of man is not part of England but is a crown possession so is part of Great Britain. That should be about the only difference.

Bob