A great weekend for brushes

[gearchow]

Scored these two brushes yesterday. If all I found was the brush on the left, I would have been completely satisfied. The brush on the right, I'm not sure how I'm going to fix it, you can see that the ferrule is canted and nothing is loose. Just dig out the crummy knot and see what it's like.



The EverReady has brothers. I imagine I am missing a green one.



-jim

[PozzSka]

What about the swastika? Or is that the other symbol that looks just like a swastika and is totally not for nazis?

[JoeH]

The swastika was a popular decorative symbol before the Nazis ruined it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

[sdaniels]

What about the swastika? Or is that the other symbol that looks just like a swastika and is totally not for nazis?

Throw the swastika brush out!

[gearchow]

Throw the swastika brush out!

It's not a nazi symbol, thats generally canted 45 degrees. Hindu or Indian. It's been discussed here and other places before. You can find these brushes from time to time. I would like to know who manufacturers these.

The swastika is an equilateral cross with arms bent at right angles, all in the same direction, usually the right, or clockwise. The swastika is a symbol of prosperity and good fortune and is widely dispersed in both the ancient and modern world. It originally represented the revolving sun, fire, or life. The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit swastika which means, "conducive to well- being". The swastika was widely utilized in ancient Mesopotamian coinage as well as appearing in early Christian and Byzantium art, where it was known as the gammadion cross. The swastika also appeared in South and Central America, widely used in Mayan art during that time period.

In North America, the swastika was a symbol used by the Navajos. The swastika still continues today to be an extensively used sign in Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. In Buddhism, a swastika represents resignation. In Jainism, it delineates their seventh saint, and the four arms are also used to remind the worshiper of the four possible places of rebirth; the animal or plant world, in Hell, on Earth, or in the spirit world. To Hindus, the swastika with the arms bent to the left is called the sathio or sauvastika, which symbolizes night, magic, purity, and the destructive goddess Kali. In both Hinduism and Jainism, the swastika or sathio is used to mark the opening pages or their account books, thresholds, doors, and offerings.

http://www.iearn.org/hgp/aeti/aeti-1997/swastika.html

Maybe I should have turned it around, but that is the side that shows the problem with the ferrule.

-jim

[StuMcB]

Sweet looking handle almost industrial in it's design, kinda like it fits some where on my Dodge. Love the colours. You say there's a green one! wow that must look great. Been after a green handled brush for ages but just haven't found the one yet. You know how it is, when you see it you know it's the one.

[Bestarrkin]

I guess red one is catalin. Beautiful score. Btw, I have never seen a solid green catalin handle.

[ssultan]

Beautiful brushes :)

[gearchow]

I guess red one is catalin. Beautiful score. Btw, I have never seen a solid green catalin handle.

Catalin it is (simichrome test positive). I may be hoping/wishing for a green one, but I never would have expected a black one, which is also catalin. The black one has very subtle swirls, I can imagine out of that run of black handles, there must of been a few spectacular ones.

-jim

[Hex]

I have a green one, though it has a few darker swirls in it. It's mostly green and is almost a twin of a red one I have. I call them my Christmas brushes. They're unrestored and I plan to keep them that way.

[ssultan]

Lovely George, those knots look to be in great condition!

[gearchow]

Lovely George, those knots look to be in great condition!

Yes, they look fine. The one in my butterscotch I mostly pulled out with my fingers. If a knot is that bad, I'd rather have an empty handle.

-jim

[benvh]

A couple of great finds!