Around September Robert Becker came up with this scuttle with a large area to soak the brush before lathering and dip into water to refresh the lather.

That brush area has proven to be so useful that I have been using this one about 80 percent of the time.

The scuttle cost less than $30.

One thing that makes this design so valuable is that my tap water doesn't get hot enough so I can't empty the scuttle and re-fill it. (I live in a semi-tropical climate and don't need an ample supply of hot water.) I have an electric kettle in the bathroom and heat the water there.

I thought I would post pictures in case some of you have a similar need.