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This handmade pure badger brush is said by Man Machine to have been produced by Simpsons in Somerset c2000-2002. If true, this must make it the last of the true 'Simpsons-made' brushes still available retail. It bears the brand 'Coates' in the traditional lampblack, and its spec is quoted as:
Overall height: 3.5 inches, Loft: 1 5/8 inches, with "17 or 18mm Pure badger hair fill", with the caveat that, because it is a handmade product, there will be slight variations between individual brushes.
For a line that was produced over ten years ago, there seem to be a good few about (sometimes appearing in a boxed set with a tub of cream), though they can't last forever.
I do enjoy a pure badger brush from time to time; I like the old Simpson brand, I miss the lampblack, and I like the peculiar 'milk churney' shape of the handle on this one. I'm also slightly sentimental and wanted to make sure of getting one before they disappear for good. For these reasons, I ordered one today.
Man Machine offer them on their main website, at £24.99 (not sure what p&p will add to that, if anything). But you can save at least £5 on that by buying from their Ebay outlet, where it is offered at £19.99, including p&p. At the time of posting, there are 23 available.
Update: A potted history of the Coates company from Wikipedia. NB: Please note the comments of Gary Young in post #16 of this thread regarding inaccuracies in this wiki listing.
Overall height: 3.5 inches, Loft: 1 5/8 inches, with "17 or 18mm Pure badger hair fill", with the caveat that, because it is a handmade product, there will be slight variations between individual brushes.
For a line that was produced over ten years ago, there seem to be a good few about (sometimes appearing in a boxed set with a tub of cream), though they can't last forever.
I do enjoy a pure badger brush from time to time; I like the old Simpson brand, I miss the lampblack, and I like the peculiar 'milk churney' shape of the handle on this one. I'm also slightly sentimental and wanted to make sure of getting one before they disappear for good. For these reasons, I ordered one today.
Man Machine offer them on their main website, at £24.99 (not sure what p&p will add to that, if anything). But you can save at least £5 on that by buying from their Ebay outlet, where it is offered at £19.99, including p&p. At the time of posting, there are 23 available.
Update: A potted history of the Coates company from Wikipedia. NB: Please note the comments of Gary Young in post #16 of this thread regarding inaccuracies in this wiki listing.
