February 2022 Acquisitions

Satanfriendly said:
All of them.

Tried blooming and bowl lathering this evening.....same same
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Stopped off in the Highlands briefly and popped in to a charity shop. They had a gents grooming set in a pig skin case for £7. I bought it, took these two bits out and gave the rest back as I don’t have space to carry it.

A nice condition Made in England Gillette New, the blade securing tags on the top cap are very short (they’re clearly made like that and not snipped off). Also an old butterscotch barrel (whisky of course) brush. It’s marked D36 & the faded mark where these was once a transfer looks suspiciously like a Kent one.

@Boycie83 what do you reckon, replace it with a nice synthetic knot? Would @TobyC approve?


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Arrived from the us today been looking forward to this since December i have been buying a little here and there and got some amazing bargains

.brand new gillette tv special still wrapped
. Gillette 195 adjustable
. Vintage blades from an estate sale look military issue
. Wilkinson sword 7 day empire amazing condition
. 3d printed blade storage
.paa order
. Wet the face goodies

. Some shaving books was wanting a copy of the complete Gillette collectors handbook but couldn't get it anywhere so I decided to try my luck and contact the author of the book I wasn't expecting a reply but he said he didn't have any copies of it but what he did have was his book about blades and sold me it for $5 and signed it then I managed to find a book shop that had the complete hand book for a bargain
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Daz McG said:
Arrived from the us today been looking forward to this since December i have been buying a little here and there and got some amazing bargains

.brand new gillette tv special still wrapped
. Gillette 195 adjustable
. Vintage blades from an estate sale look military issue
. Wilkinson sword 7 day empire amazing condition
. 3d printed blade storage
.paa order
. Wet the face goodies

. Some shaving books was wanting a copy of the complete Gillette collectors handbook but couldn't get it anywhere so I decided to try my luck and contact the author of the book I wasn't expecting a reply but he said he didn't have any copies of it but what he did have was his book about blades and sold me it for $5 and signed it then I managed to find a book shop that had the complete hand book for a bargain
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The TV Special for me was a top drawer shave
i love the history of these razors
 
tadpole said:
Stopped off in the Highlands briefly and popped in to a charity shop. They had a gents grooming set in a pig skin case for £7. I bought it, took these two bits out and gave the rest back as I don’t have space to carry it.

A nice condition Made in England Gillette New, the blade securing tags on the top cap are very short (they’re clearly made like that and not snipped off). Also an old butterscotch barrel (whisky of course) brush. It’s marked D36 & the faded mark where these was once a transfer looks suspiciously like a Kent one.

@Boycie83 what do you reckon, replace it with a nice synthetic knot? Would @TobyC approve?


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I've been back and forth with that serial number and I actually think it is B36. I think B for "barrel" which is its shape. I know Kent used K for "keyhole" shape so B would make some sense. Anyway, I happened upon a thread on this very forum: https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/community/threads/vintage-kent-shaving-brush-catalogue.51316/

See B36 in the list?

Not shown in the picture, so I did a little more digging and found a thread over on The Shave Nook from a fellow who took ownership of a vintage B26: http://shavenook.com/showthread.php?tid=56018

I'd say that's the mysery solved ... even if you weren't looking for specifics, I'm a dog with a bone when it comes to hunting down this sort of thing.

... but to answer your other question, I'd say YES! Pull that manky old mixed badger knot and drop in a lovely Cashmere Synthetic, which I wager would suit the shape and colour very well. I'd say that the hole should be widened a little so that the knot is closer to the edges of the top of the barrel - this might well help accomodate a modern knot, which is often quite large nowadays. 24mm might well be just right.

On the subject of renovation, under no circumstance try to steam the knot out. The Butterscotch will entirely discolour. Also, no harsh chemicals and no abrasives on the handle which again will remove the Butterscotch colour. At most, I'd maybe go at the recessed discolouration with a wooden toothpick, but otherwise enjoy the "patina" as part of the joy of a vintage brush.
 
pjgh said:
I've been back and forth with that serial number and I actually think it is B36. I think B for "barrel" which is its shape. I know Kent used K for "keyhole" shape so B would make some sense. Anyway, I happened upon a thread on this very forum: https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/community/threads/vintage-kent-shaving-brush-catalogue.51316/

See B36 in the list?

Not shown in the picture, so I did a little more digging and found a thread over on The Shave Nook from a fellow who took ownership of a vintage B26: http://shavenook.com/showthread.php?tid=56018

I'd say that's the mysery solved ... even if you weren't looking for specifics, I'm a dog with a bone when it comes to hunting down this sort of thing.

... but to answer your other question, I'd say YES! Pull that manky old mixed badger knot and drop in a lovely Cashmere Synthetic, which I wager would suit the shape and colour very well. I'd say that the hole should be widened a little so that the knot is closer to the edges of the top of the barrel - this might well help accomodate a modern knot, which is often quite large nowadays. 24mm might well be just right.

On the subject of renovation, under no circumstance try to steam the knot out. The Butterscotch will entirely discolour. Also, no harsh chemicals and no abrasives on the handle which again will remove the Butterscotch colour. At most, I'd maybe go at the recessed discolouration with a wooden toothpick, but otherwise enjoy the "patina" as part of the joy of a vintage brush.
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Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Happily I have partaken and my eyes aren’t going to focus on the faded engraving on the barrel tonight. B36 makes a huge amount of sense.

No idea what I’ll do with it yet. Whilst I like the idea of bunging in a synthetic knot just to bug Toby I’d only bugger it up.
 
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