Thread: Mystery Brush

Originally Posted by BobH

Yup, original knot for sure. Hand lathered it a few times to clean it and lathered with it. Works well but is a little too small and a bit floppy for my taste though. On the fence about leaving the knot original or re knotting it.

The handle is not as butter scotch looking as the photo leads you to believe, more a yellowed off white. Nice solid weighty handle that feels good in the hand. The bottom has a slight concave and shows cut off marks.

Yes, it does look a lot like the current Duke but he lower part of the handle seem to have slightly different shape. That is why I thought it could possibly be a vintage Simpsons.

I think I will use it as is before making a final decision on the re knotting. I think it will grow on me.

Bob

I agree, you have enough at the perfect loft, haha. Leave it as is and use it on those days you want to feel nostalgic of the old days.

Andrew there's no such thing as enough, if you only knew! Tc

As I recall the vintage Simpson brushes had very light stamps filled with lampblack which wore off really quickly.

Like Spendur said,, probably a Simpson,,, same handle & same style font. Can't find the model 105 though;

Nice, id say Simpson too, a fair few of the old Simpsons had poor lettering.



Hope you had a good holiday!

Dang. Now I want a vintage Simpsons.

Nice brushes guys!

I think that tiny bit of the sticker label tells the tale. It may also have covered the lower mis-stamp?