Antique Simpson

Jonnieboy61 · Post by **Jonnieboy61** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:53 am

Just seen this on the bay, maybe of interest for some members here...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANTIQUE-SHAVI ... m3f16c9402

All the best

Jonnieboy61 · Post by **Jonnieboy61** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:00 am

Jonnieboy61 wrote:Just seen this on the bay, maybe of interest for some members here...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANTIQUE-SHAVI ... m3f16c9402

All the best

Just noticed, INT shipping may not be available. However, you may be able to negotiate that.

churchilllafemme · Post by **churchilllafemme** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:13 am

The seller has told me that he would ship to the U.S., splitting the cost with the buyer. Gary Young has said that this brush is quite rare, made in the 1920s. The seller originally listed it at 250GBP, but there were no bids, so he has relisted now at a lower starting price.

Jonnieboy61 · Post by **Jonnieboy61** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:00 am

Thanks John, good having people with good knowledge and insight. It's not my cup of tea, but thought somebody here might want a shout at it.

All the best

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:09 am

"Bone handle"? I think not.

Chris

LouisIII · Post by **LouisIII** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:28 am

It may be rare, but its a small novelty item imo...£99 is pushing it, nevermind 250.

Jonnieboy61 · Post by **Jonnieboy61** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:44 am

LouisIII wrote:It may be rare, but its a small novelty item imo...£99 is pushing it, nevermind 250.

+1

mineisanotherone · Post by **mineisanotherone** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:51 am

This Simpson "Tourist" brush may well be rare or not seen very often.

But it is not Art Deco 1920's, but from the 1960's.

Charles U.K

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:00 am

"HAVE BEEN ASSURED BY SIMPSON FAMILY MEMBER THAT THIS IS A RARE ITEM."

I bet that wasn't all that Gary told him.

Chris

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:51 am

And the reply from the seller was:

"the info I recieved about the brush was from gary young a member of the simpson familywho posts some stuff on www.shavemyface .com a shaving forum.I took his information to be correct. however Ishall post this on my listing."

Chris

malocchio · Post by **malocchio** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:46 am

another simpson beauty,not as old ,but tough to find,on the bay right now.

Gary Young · Post by **Gary Young** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:33 pm

mineisanotherone wrote:This Simpson "Tourist" brush may well be rare or not seen very often.

But it is not Art Deco 1920's, but from the 1960's.

Charles U.K

Charles

Where do you get the info from that this is a 1960s brush?

The Simpson decal is a 'London' one. My family did not use the 'London' decal after moving from London.

Gary

Whistler · Post by **Whistler** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:41 pm

Gary, doubt you will get a reply

Around what year did the move take place to Somerset?

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:51 pm

I tried to tell the seller about butterscotch discolouration of phenolic resins, but he replies that he can't change the listing (?) So it still says bone, which it ain't.

Chris

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:56 pm

Marty, I think Simpsons left London in 1941, after their workrooms were destroyed by an air raid....at least that's the story I've heard in the past.
Regards,
Gordon

desertbadger · Post by **desertbadger** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:36 pm

Hmmm.....I wonder if the Doc (Peter) has these on his "watch list".

Regards,
David

drP · Post by **drP** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:07 pm

desertbadger wrote:Hmmm.....I wonder if the Doc (Peter) has these on his "watch list".

Regards,
David

Well not really...it's more a novelty to me...nowadays i concentrate more on brushes i can actually use in my daily shaving routine.

diggity · Post by **diggity** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:47 pm

drP wrote:
desertbadger wrote:Hmmm.....I wonder if the Doc (Peter) has these on his "watch list".

Regards,
David
Well not really...it's more a novelty to me...nowadays i concentrate more on brushes i can actually use in my daily shaving routine.

Nitrox · Post by **Nitrox** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:52 pm

drP wrote: Well not really...it's more a novelty to me...nowadays i concentrate more on brushes i can actually use in my daily shaving routine.

Peter, this is shocking news.

Does that mean you are whittling down your massive collection to concentrate on having only a couple of brushes?

drP · Post by **drP** » Tue May 01, 2012 1:41 am

Bruno,

I've sold many brushes over the past months, especially the smaller and most expensive Somersets and some Plissons.
They were replaced by 10 Simpsons Manchurians, 6 giant custom made Rooneys ( made by Lee Sabini), a lot of Morris&Forndrans and three genuine ivory brushes of which two new custom made.
The giant brushes and the ivories aren't meant for daily use either but the Manchurians are part of my daily rotation.
I'm not particularly fond of novelty brushes like the one above, neither were i taking part in the bidding proces of the so called "art deco" Simpson wich was sold recently on Ebay.
But i do have a weakness for genuine ivory brushes...

SMF

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