What are you waiting on to arrive...?

Well, I'm waiting for a shaving brush.
This one is rather special. Some of you may know that Rubberset did a series of shaving brushes with fishing flies embedded in the handles. The English manufacturer Rooney also made some, or at least one.

 

Me either. It was pure luck that I stumbled across this one on eBay. I've done some serious searching on the various forums and haven't come across any mention of any of the English brushmakers making these kind of brushes.

Edit: the amusing thing is, the fishing fly inside the brush might be worth more than the brush itself, depending on the maker.

 

I was under the impression that Rooney didn't do that sort of thing, except for their clients, and those brushes were always marked with the seller's brand, i.e. Boots, Geo F. Trumper, and others.

This brush comes in a Rooney presentation box, in a style I've never seen before. This would seem to indicate that this brush is very old, and was kept as a collector's item, not for use.

I'm afraid that unfortunately, I will be using it.

 

I'm glad you didn't bid. The sticker marks it as a Rooney as surely as the name "Rooney" marked on the brush would. I've only seen that particular sticker on very old lightly used or NOS Rooney brushes.
The handle style is odd though. Looks more like an old Kent "V" series handle than anything I've seen from Rooney.

 

You have no power here!

 

Aye, me too. I thought it would be a candidate for this thread. http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...ssed-climbing-into-insanely-high-level.46797/