Ever Ready 435

[wchnu]

Awhile back I picked up a 1912 travel set that came with a little Ever Ready travel boar in a metal tube. The numbers on it look like 435. I played with it some but did not mess with it too much. The recent talk of older brushes made me think of it and I got it out last night.

I let it soak in a hot sink of water for several minutes. This is the best way to get an older Boar in the mood so to speak. I had already cleaned it before with a good soap so felt it was about ready to do.

After the soaking I decided I wanted to use some C.O. Bigelow cream instead of the original Soap I had in mind. IT worked great actually. Was able to make a great lather using my normal method of starting out fairly dry and then just touching the tip of the brush in the water to add more to mix.

I did not have trouble with the size of the brush. Maybe some one with really big hands would. When I got the set I felt that it had not been used, or been used very little. There are no issues with shedding, and it spread the cream on nicely.

All in all a nice older brush that will get more use.

Fuzzy

I use the Burma Shave mug for my coffee.. I also notice that you can see the top of the tube behind it and also two Colgate shave stick tins. (what you don't have any of those next to your recliner?)

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[wchnu]

Another pic of the brush as it dried out.. looking good to me.

Fuzzy

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[HoosierTrooper]

I like it! I've spent so much time and energy the last few months trying to learn everything I could about razors and blades that I completely overlooked the old brushes. After seeing how well the old Ever-Ready works now I'm ready to get more.

[wchnu]

May 3, 2010 4:54:23 GMT -5 HoosierTrooper said:

I like it! I've spent so much time and energy the last few months trying to learn everything I could about razors and blades that I completely overlooked the old brushes. After seeing how well the old Ever-Ready works now I'm ready to get more.

I have heard that the SBAD (shaving brush acquisition disorder) can get bad. Good luck with that.

Fuzzy

[HoosierTrooper]

That's what I'm afraid of. Any idea when the 300 model I have was made?

[wchnu]

May 3, 2010 8:17:42 GMT -5 HoosierTrooper said:

That's what I'm afraid of. Any idea when the 300 model I have was made?

Not really sorry. I have a 300 myself and a 250 I think it is. I also have a 650pb the has the original badger knot in it . That is the one I used this morning actually. I do not know how to age them,

Fuzzy

[HoosierTrooper]

OK, thanks. I'm finding out these are hard to date.

[wchnu]

May 3, 2010 9:58:24 GMT -5 HoosierTrooper said:

OK, thanks. I'm finding out these are hard to date.

That they are. much harder then razors

Fuzzy

[paydepst]

I'm thinking that they would be nearly impossible to date in some cases because those were viewed with an eye towards end use consumption when they were produced. They doubtless would have been manufactured to meet a quota and that was it whereas a little more care was taken with the razors themselves. Still it is interesting seeing new life breathed into an old boar.

That last sentence sounds like a bad joke but it isn't.