I've done a review of this brush in the review section but since you don't see many of them I thought I would post it here for discussion purposes. I picked this little Simpson up second hand although it had hardly been used. The retail price is less than $100. It stands about 90mm tall and is filled with Pure Badger. Taking my own measurements, the knot is about 22-23mm, the handle height is 45mm and the loft is 45mm. The diameter at the base of the handle is 38mm. I thought that the pure badger would be a little scritchy but it's not, firm but not annoying. The brush does well with creams or soaps but I really find it useful for the soaps in the wooden bowls. It's not a bad little brush and it's in my rotation. Nice handy little performer! The Simpson "Rover" [vbpg]1254[/vbpg] Here it is next to my Tulip 2, the handles are about the same size but the Rover is a little harder to grip. Thank goodness for the grooves. [vbpg]1255[/vbpg] In the hand! [vbpg]1256[/vbpg] In bloom, Tulip 2 and the Rover on the right. [vbpg]1257[/vbpg]
Nice pickup Steve I was looking at that one too, it looks like a really nice little brush, I like that it is bigger than a Simpson Case and looks like it has some heft to it. The 45mm loft sounds great too, I bet it works very well with the soaps in a bowl. Congrats I think the handle design looks great too.
That's an interesting brush, but it really is expensive. 100$ (or a tad under that) for a simple 22-23mm best-badger brush?
Well... it's a Simpsons. Most of their brushes are over 100$. From their line, I think Duke is the best deal. Still, not a cheap brush.
Seventeen years later... This is on its way to me. It isn't numbered 1 or 2, but has the distinctive Somerset/Nimmer script, but unusually not on the same place as other Somerset examples. Could it be the Rover prototype? We shall probably never know.
