I recently finished up the restore on this Erskine 3109 handle. I neglected to take any before photos, but this one came pretty gunked up and I wasn't sure how it would clean up. But as it turns out, pretty well. I wanted to preserve a bit of the ambering/patina, so I took a pretty light hand toward the polishing; no sanding, just a bit of work with the plastic polish after a good cleaning. I reknotted it with a Virginia Sheng 20mm silvertip ( a favorite knot of mine), set at 50mm.
I have seen other Erskine brushes marked 3109 but in different color combos. I do like this all faux-Ivory version, and I love the patina of these old thermoplastics. Based on what I found inside of this one when I de-knotted it, I'd judge this to be a pretty early Erskine, probably 1920s or 30s.
This one joins my collection of other Erskine handles, which I really like for their elegant sculpted shapes and great old-school character.
I have seen other Erskine brushes marked 3109 but in different color combos. I do like this all faux-Ivory version, and I love the patina of these old thermoplastics. Based on what I found inside of this one when I de-knotted it, I'd judge this to be a pretty early Erskine, probably 1920s or 30s.
This one joins my collection of other Erskine handles, which I really like for their elegant sculpted shapes and great old-school character.
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