A real ivory Kent brush.

[Fishin Phil]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

[brothers]

Fido, those Kents are beautiful artifacts. You're a lucky guy to have them. Thanks for sharing them with us.

[Fido]

Cheers. I'm particularly pleased I decided to use the ivory brush. I use it regularly now and it is a sheer delight. It seems to create lather more effectively than just about every other brush I've tried. Must figure out why!

[blantyre]

That Ivory is really nice - especially bloomed. I have two ivory handled brushes - both re-knotted. I use them regularly - they are excellent. Heavy, solid and commanding. I have considered using the Rooney exclusively but I have some other brushes that I would miss, so it's unlikely to happen anytime soon.

[celar36]

Amazing shape of that brush handle

[fallingwickets]

Rick, the one on the left is real eye candy.....what is it?

clive

[blantyre]

That's a beautiful brush. I hope you enjoy using it. An ivory handle gives a brush gravitas that synthetic materials cannot IMO. It's rare to see one in such good condition - almost no cracks and hardly any discoloration. I agree with all the caveats - plastic is a much superior material for lots of technical and other reasons but it's the intangibles that make this hobby what it is. Very nice!

[Squire]

plastic is a much superior material for lots of technical and other reasons but it's the intangibles that make this hobby what it is.

The truth has been spoken, thus endeth the lesson.

[blantyre]

Rick, the one on the left is real eye candy.....what is it?

clive

Left is a large (32 mm) Simpson PJ style that was reknotted by Shavemac, right is a Rooney that was reknotted with a D1 2-band by Rudy Vey. The Rooney is the nicer brush to use - it's more manageable. The PJ is a looker though. I only use them a few times a year just to keep the bristles in shape.

[kingston2013]

Judging by the age of the brush, I think that it's a good decision not to use it. As already mentioned above, it might get damaged. I also had the unfortunate experience of using a brush made out of bone which eventually cracked. Aside from that, it's an amazing find, something unique. You will not be able to find something like that today or most probably anytime in the future, because of the material it's made from.