Acquisitions - December 2022

[Johnny Bravo]

It looks like the 1940's ball end gold tech to me but I would have to check the website I use when get home.

 

[TobyC]

 

[TobyC]

Like using my tech so much I bought another one, looks like US made, feels heavier than my 50s tech, first impression I like it. Any suggestions on the year?

Third quarter of 1953, all brass.

 

[donnie_arko]

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Looks great. I presume it will be restored, and what size knot do you plan to use?

 

[TobyC]

Looks great. I presume it will be restored, and what size knot do you plan to use?

28mm will do nicely, she's got a big hole to fill!

 

[Shaveguru]

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Let me guess, the eBay description was "lightly used, like new condition".

 

[DRJC]

Third quarter of 1953, all brass.

Thanks, that would explain the extra weight then. Shaved nice so happy with that

 

[donnie_arko]

28mm will do nicely, she's got a big hole to fill!

Thanks for the info.

I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but it seems vintage brushes often either have quite small knots like the Culmaks with 18mm ones, or quite large ones like yours. I wonder whether the larger ones were intended for barbershops and the smaller ones were for consumers/home use.

 

[TobyC]

Thanks for the info.

I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but it seems vintage brushes often either have quite small knots like the Culmaks with 18mm ones, or quite large ones like yours. I wonder whether the larger ones were intended for barbershops and the smaller ones were for consumers/home use.

I've got more 22 to 24mm than anything else. The old barber catalogs show tall cabinets with places for many shave mugs, folks could buy they're own personal mug and brush for the barber to use when they came in, other than that, your guess is as good as mine.

 

[TobyC]

With names on them.

 

[donnie_arko]

With names on them.

Wow, thanks for those pictures, they're fascinating.

Thanks for the info about brush sizes as well.

 

[TobyC]

Wow, thanks for those pictures, they're fascinating.

Thanks for the info about brush sizes as well.

Here ya go, flip through the pages.

Illustrated catalogue of barbers' supplies ... Spring 1888 : Kochs, Theodore A. [from old catalog] : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

1 p.l., [5]-212 p. 23 cm

archive.org

 

[Sicsemty]

Blackbird Lite Base Plate

 

[Sylviansghost]

 

[Blademonkey]

The Fat has arrived, with thanks to @factormax for the head's up, thank you.

Paul.

 

[LeeMaz]

My Black Friday buys conclude with the arrival of selection of oils from HC&C including a kindly sourced out of stock vial of Dark Moon a Tom Ford Black Orchid homage that I can tell already smells amazing. A mini puck of Canadian Mafia soap a homage to JPG LeMale which off the puck is again very good and the dark horse surprise of their basic White Star Label which just smells amazing and perfect for autumn/winter! I love it when artisans offer smaller trial size soaps and the extra mile Pete went to in finding me the Dark Moon oil which was out of stock. I do not love sod’s law, of me buying the smaller sets, loving every single one of them all and wishing I’d bought everything in full size! I’m especially going to have to buy a bigger scentless puck for the no doubt more scents I’m going to end up getting!