Vintage Wee Scot and Caswell Massey (?)

[Sando]

Two brushes offered for sale as a lot:
1) Vintage Simpson's Wee Scot Best with butterscotch handle. Possibly from the '70s. It's been very gently used but looks brand new. It has the trademark Simpson signature plus a Hoffritz label on opposite side.

2) The other brush is of unknown origin to me. The label says No.1 cm - Possibly Caswell Massey No. 1? I think the handle is wood. Used but not by me. It's not a stiff brush but not floppy either.

$65 shipped to anywhere in North America.
Thanks,
Ray
SOLD Thanks B&B.

[Sando]

More pictures...

[thirdeye]

Your second brush looks like a Rooney. In fact I have one like it. The remaining decal looks like a Rooney decal. The scribing on the back looks to have been hand done.

[Sando]

Oh ok...Rooney. Can guess approximate age?

...Ray

btw, the writing on back is not added later. Appears to me to be from the maker.

[billyjeff2]

PM sent

[bythbook]

I have a C.M. No. 1 brush quite like that - no Rooney label, rather "Pure Badger/Sterilized/Made in England" on the side opposite the C.M. No. 1. See:

http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr274/bythbook/no1badgerbrush-1.jpg?t=1262052733
and
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr274/bythbook/no1pic2-1.jpg?t=1262052841

18mm knot diameter
48mm knot loft
50mm handle height

I've seen images of yours, Ray - I thought they look very similar, but there is no Rooney noplace on this.

[Sando]

Jon, very interesting. And not Caswell Massey either? That one (yours?) is almost the same brush. The handle looks like a little different material - resin? I was going back and forth on mine, wood or resin.

...Ray

[bythbook]

Jon, very interesting. And not Caswell Massey either? That one (yours?) is almost the same brush. The handle looks like a little different material - resin? I was going back and forth on mine, wood or resin.

...Ray

Perhaps Caswell Massey - that was my guess. Perhaps re-branded Rooney. (I hope so! That was my thought when I saw Ray's [Thirdeye's].) The packaging has no indication, not even on the inserts. Resin/plastic... certainly not wood.

A hell of a buy - I would have liked the Wee Lad myself...!


Jon

[bythbook]

Jon, very interesting. And not Caswell Massey either? That one (yours?) is almost the same brush. The handle looks like a little different material - resin? I was going back and forth on mine, wood or resin.

...Ray


Perhaps Caswell Massey - that was my guess. Perhaps re-branded Rooney. (I hope so! That was my thought when I saw Ray's [Thirdeye's].) The packaging has no indication, not even on the inserts. Resin/plastic... certainly not wood.

A hell of a buy - I would have liked the Wee Lad myself...!


Jon

Incidentally, I'm sure the C.M. brushes are the same material - just aged differently - see numerous threads & examples of butterscotchery in shaving brushes.

J

[VR6ofpain]

Oh man that Wee Scot is just too amazing. Bummer that I snoozed on this. PM sent just in case!