Info on Ever-Ready's

[SilverToy]

I just picked up an Ever-Ready #150 E at an antique shop; I loved the opaque green base and the round ivory colored top. All the lettering was clear and in good shape. It had a D shaped ring on the bottom for hanging, and the handle overall was in excellent shape. It will be fun to restore this one.
What I am looking for is a listing of ever-ready brushes and their ages. I have done some snooping, but have not found a definitive list.
Thank you for the info in advance,
Ken

[Thebigspendur]

I can't help you and I doubt you will find anything unless you stumble upon some soul who is a a collector of these things. These brushes weren't exactly high end items. They were common items selling for maybe a buck each and were considered disposable brushes and made by the millions.

[tom myers]

Ever-Ready brushes, as thebigspender noted were very common; however, not all of them were, what I would call, "throwaway brushes". Many of them were boar hair and sold for very little, but they also made some badger brushes which were pretty good brushes.

My first shaving brush was a Ever-Ready PB250 which was a pure badger brush that retailed for $2.50. Before you laugh at the price, you must realize that I bought this brush in 1952 or 1953. If you run this against the cost of living calculator, it comes out to $20.15 in today's money. This, of course, would still be a very low price for a badger brush, but mine served me quite well for a good many years.

Based upon that experience, when I had the oppertunity to buy an unused PB750 on Ebay recently, I jumped at the chance. I got it for $25.00 and I wasn't disappointed. It is quite a nice brush; certainly better than anything I could buy new for that price today.

I suspect your #150, since it isn't numbered as "PB___", is probably a boar hair brush. That doesn't mean it isn't a worthwhile brush. Only the user can judge that.

Unfortunately, I haven't found a good source of information on these brushes. That doesn't mean that such a reference doesn't exist, just that I haven't found it. If anyone knows of such a reference, I'd be very interested.

Regards,
Tom

[BroJohn]

Based upon that experience, when I had the oppertunity to buy an unused PB750 on Ebay recently, I jumped at the chance. I got it for $25.00 and I wasn't disappointed. It is quite a nice brush; certainly better than anything I could buy new for that price today.

Like Tom, above, I acquired a PB750 as NOS from eBay for about $20 plus shipping, and thought I got a good deal. It's a smallish badger brush that is the perfect size for face lathering. Based on pencil markings on the box, I dated it to '58.

I don't know of any Ever Ready brush collectors though. I think that they're a decent, serviceable brush. But I don't know of any product listing of what was offered or when it was offered.

-- John Gehman

[D.Irving79]

i collect ER brushes. i havent bought any in about a month though. also, theyre the only brushes i use.

[SilverToy]

Thank you for the information, I'm generally pretty good about tracking information, and there didn’t seem to be much out there. The knot itself is pretty wasted; it looks like it is all there with minimal use, but has been “flattened” to one side. I felt the handle has a unique shape, and I’m purchasing a Silvertip Badger Hair Knot from The Golden Nib to rebuild it. It sounds like a fun project to me. After reading a post in the forum about restoring ER’s, I liked the results and have to give it a go!
Ken