Thread: My first score at an antique store!

Finally made it to an antique store and got a real score (I think)!! I picked up a Dubl Duck brush and a Boker for $20! There's a couple chips towards the heel and it appears to have a bit of a smile towards the toe? Both came with boxes.

Looks like you made out pretty good! The brush looks new, great find.

love that brush, wouldn't mind picking up one of those.

Is it wrong to replace the knot with a badger knot? It was meant for a barber to brush off the hair after a cut, but I love the size of the handle.

Nope, it's perfectly fine.

Ok good. Last thing I want to do is potentially ruin something someone may have been searching for, or is a gem in and of itself just because the handle is a nice size.

In my opinion, if you wanted to keep it original you could give it to a barber friend, not sure if they'd use it for it's intended purpose though.

If you want a shaving brush out of it, you will need to destroy the bristles and possibly alter the head of the brush to accommodate a shaving knot.

Originally Posted by guthriemt

Is it wrong to replace the knot with a badger knot? It was meant for a barber to brush off the hair after a cut, but I love the size of the handle.

Originally Posted by TwistedOak

In my opinion, if you wanted to keep it original you could give it to a barber friend, not sure if they'd use it for
it's intended purpose though.

If you want a shaving brush out of it, you will need to destroy the bristles and possibly alter the head of the brush to accommodate a shaving knot.

Ehhh, what? This IS most definitely a shaving brush (indeed, for barbers), with a boar knot. It looks pretty much unused, I'd say give it a spin before you decide to customize it (because that what putting in a badger knot would be). I have a vintage boar brush like that and it works wonderfully when lathering in a bowl, very soft tips and holds tons of lather. Besides my Thäter two band, it is the only other brush I have kept in use. Of course your money and all that, butI don't see why you'd want to ruin a possibly perfectly good brush.

You're right Pithor, I was examining the box further last night and saw this...

Yes, I have that same sized handle, put a 26mm knot into it (shimmed a bit). is GREAT!

mine was worn and not a duck, but also not a "shoulder sweep". Mine is "Rubberset" branded, black where that one is red. "200-4".

Or flip it to someone who "needs" it.


***(box pics posted)

oh yeah, I'd sell that at auction...