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16th April 08, 06:49 AM
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A special gift
I meant to post about this at Christmas but I completely forgot. So I am going to rectify it now.
One of the wonderful Christmas presents I got was from my sister Eli. A pair of vintage tweed brushes with the letter A on them. (Which is for Arlen, if it wasn't obvious.)
I really like them and they work fantastic for cleaning my kilts and jackets of an evening.
I'd highly recommend a set to anyone.
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16th April 08, 06:55 AM
#2
Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier.
~Samuel Johnson
People don't like to be meddled with.
~River Tam
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16th April 08, 06:56 AM
#3
OOOoooooo I am so Green with envy!
Nice!
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16th April 08, 07:27 AM
#4
SWEET!
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.” -C.S. Lewis
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16th April 08, 08:08 AM
#5
I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose…
Yes, I have squirrels in my brain…
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16th April 08, 08:12 AM
#6
Very nice Ted,can I have one of them?
"The death of fear is in doing what you fear to do."
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16th April 08, 08:27 AM
#7
Really nice!
A real special gift!
Theoretically there is no difference between theory and practice...
...but there is practically !
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16th April 08, 10:44 AM
#8
What an excellent use for the brushes, Arlen.
You refer to them as "vintage" which amuses me because I used to sell brushes like that in London's Mayfair. They are (or were) actually 'military' style hair brushes - usually sold in pairs with solid ivory, tortoiseshell, silver or exotic (satinwood, mahogany, ironwood, etc) wooden backs. Our customers would often have them engraved with initials or crests as well.
The backs would last forever and, occasionally, someone would bring a pair in to have them re-bristled after they had already been passed down through several generations.
I cannot see from your photos, but I assume the backs are actually wooden with a metal, possibly silver, covering. The pair being nicely presented in a genuine hide travel case.
Very nice - and thanks for bringing back so many memories.
Take care,
Ham.
No. of Kilts: 102. "Title": Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / Life Member: The Scottish Tartans Authority / Life Member: The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / Member: The Ardbeg Committee / My NEW Photo Album: Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever!/
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16th April 08, 11:24 AM
#9
I had a brush set similar to that once but misplaced it long ago! 
DO take better care of yours Arlen! 
Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)
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16th April 08, 11:26 AM
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