Perfect brushes i like them all .Enjoy.
Calling all VINTAGE SIMPSONS - Hear Ye Hear Ye
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Perfect brushes i like them all .Enjoy.
Here are a couple more that just were added to the collection.
This is a KH-2 that was made for Gimbals and was re-knotted by me.
Here is a AS3M that has the original knot and was just cleaned up. This could go into anyone's rotation right now and be an excellent performer.
This is a KH-2 that was made for Gimbals and was re-knotted by me.
Here is a AS3M that has the original knot and was just cleaned up. This could go into anyone's rotation right now and be an excellent performer.
Nice brushes Patrick! If you haven't used that AS3M yet, you are in for a real treat. The vintage Simpson Best Badgers have all out-performed their modern counterparts in my experience. The tough part is finding these old brushes with knots that are still usable.
I agree completely, Dave. The vintage Simpsons best hair is like no other.
^^Making Rudy Vey jealous of that golf ball man!^^
I've read for years about the old Best hair. What a beautiful example.
Posted in the 'Post your Butterscotch Eye Candy thread but here as well for completeness.
My latest acquisition with an Aussie $1 coin for size comparison
Needs a bit of a clean up and possibly a re-knot, that knot doesn't look in great condition at this stage, but definitely a vintage butterscotch Simmo...
I should have included dimensions!
Handle diameter: 34mm
Handle height: 47mm
Knot diameter: 19mm
Loft: 48mm
My latest acquisition with an Aussie $1 coin for size comparison
Needs a bit of a clean up and possibly a re-knot, that knot doesn't look in great condition at this stage, but definitely a vintage butterscotch Simmo...
I should have included dimensions!
Handle diameter: 34mm
Handle height: 47mm
Knot diameter: 19mm
Loft: 48mm
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I remember the strawbridges stores in philly man I was young very nice find wish I could find a piece with local history to it very coolHere's my AS2M that was ultimately reknotted with a 3-band super knot by Simpson. The first picture shows it with the new knot next to my 3-band X3 and Chubby 2 brushes. It has bloomed nicely and it is like lathering with a pillow but works equally well with soaps and creams.
Some butterscotch. The five beginning on the extreme right and counting leftward are all Simpsons. The newest addition is the fifth from the right, a Tulip double signed Simpsons and Army Navy Stores London. Courtesy a B&B pal.
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The Tulip solo.
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The Tulip solo.
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Vintage pure badger Simpson. No idea what model, only marked pure badger. The person I bought it from was the original owner and bought it in England himself. Only used 3-4 times. Not the densest of brushes, but not floppy either.
Ah how I miss that tulip.
Pretty sure that's a special.
Yup. I believe that Jim is one of the very few people in the world with one.
That is very probably true. I only know of one other person that owns one, with the same original 2-band hair. Impressive!
now THAT's COOL!!!!
The butterscotch Somerset era Colonel handle is one size bigger than the ordinary X2L and it weighs a lot more. It was custom made to B Altman & Co (BAC) on 5[SUP]th[/SUP] Avenue in New York City in the late forties or early fifties. It's fitted with a 25/50 mm TGN finest 2 band knot.
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That's exactly what I thought as well.
Has anybody gotten a re-knot from Simpsons recently? How were the prices, and were you satisfied with the result?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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