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    Default my first restores

    scored these off of the bay the middle 2 are EverReady's the one on the end and the first one don't have any identifying marks on them
    as you can see on the 2nd pic aside form a chip on the handle its actually in good shape am thinking i will clean it up and just use it as is what is the bast way to clean the hair ?
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    Shampoo. Wash it with dish soap, then shampoo it a couple of times. It's hair, after all.
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    Just received my 20mm silvertip knot for the same ever ready as your acrylic. I bought it from the golden nib. I will sink it tomorrow.Good luck with the restorations!!

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    washed and shampooed, the hair and the first one and cleaned the handle off it looks like it is a boar hair tried it last night and was a very good performer with the c.o. bigelow cream, have ordered some knots from the golden nib for the other 3
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    Nice collection!

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    i got the knots from golden nib today very fast shipping ordered them on friday am going to work on the handles tomorrow to get them ready
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