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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 244766, member: 59"]Thoughts - they may be slightly different sizes but only the 602 gives dimensions. You could message the seller of 602A and ask for length. I will say that they appear to have different bristles, but that could be a case of the pictures. The bristles I see in the 602A pictures are definitely not for brushing clothes.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the basic number being 602, the addition of the A means a different piece of the same pattern. I have seen sets with 2 slightly different sized hair brushes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Gorham uses "date marks" to show different years. They do not change the pattern number or add a letter to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did notice that the comb that comes with the 602A is not a 602 number but something else - either 0155 or 0255. </p><p><br /></p><p>As to the question of filling or buffing out the monogram - I have not had it done myself. Most of the time monogram removal is done by buffing the existing surface down and I would be rather cautious on the thought of removing a mono on something like this. On flatware you have a significant depth of solid sterling which will withstand this serious buffing. But the depth of the sterling "skin" on a hair brush is an unknown quantity and may be too thin to do this successfully.</p><p><br /></p><p>In either case, you do run the risk of the process creating an area which has a different look.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 244766, member: 59"]Thoughts - they may be slightly different sizes but only the 602 gives dimensions. You could message the seller of 602A and ask for length. I will say that they appear to have different bristles, but that could be a case of the pictures. The bristles I see in the 602A pictures are definitely not for brushing clothes. With the basic number being 602, the addition of the A means a different piece of the same pattern. I have seen sets with 2 slightly different sized hair brushes. Gorham uses "date marks" to show different years. They do not change the pattern number or add a letter to it. I did notice that the comb that comes with the 602A is not a 602 number but something else - either 0155 or 0255. As to the question of filling or buffing out the monogram - I have not had it done myself. Most of the time monogram removal is done by buffing the existing surface down and I would be rather cautious on the thought of removing a mono on something like this. On flatware you have a significant depth of solid sterling which will withstand this serious buffing. But the depth of the sterling "skin" on a hair brush is an unknown quantity and may be too thin to do this successfully. In either case, you do run the risk of the process creating an area which has a different look.[/QUOTE]
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