Origins of that L42A1 Plastic Lens Brush Bottle

[Peter Laidler]

I was just about to echo Gils comments when they came up. You can smell mine as soon as you open up the box! S---house in a heatwave springs to mind! Or it WOULD have done if I was still a soldier! But now that I'm a civilian............

[Frank LE]

Out of the wrap, opened one and it smells awful like cat sh*t!!
Sat in that box in plastic wrap for the last 20 or more years.

[DanL96a1]

I have two with my L42’s, one came as part of a well used and hard life. The other was well out of stores…I concur the smell of an original; out of stores is well an acquired taste!! Once you remove the lid, and smell you put it right back again!!

[Gil Boyd]

Filled with Whale smegmer from South Georgia every one of them ha ha!!enjoy

[Gil Boyd]

Thought I would show how long it takes to fake a bottle and an off the shelve small brush and a bit of yellow shrink wrap to complete your CES. 20 minutes tops with the help of some chain from my hanging basket as used in the original cost 25p..............orders???? You have to agree its better than £700+ pounds ha ha!!
If I had used my wife's blusher brush you would have thought it was the original.............it is a Sunday afterall, and there's no Rugby on the box

[Simon]

All that's missing is the empty cereal box and some sticky back plastic

Don't take this the wrong way old bean but whilst I won't be spending £700 on the genuine article I think I'll pass on the repro too.

That said, list on Flea-bay with the right story and buzz words and you'll make a killing

[Gil Boyd]

Ha ha.........just goes to show its only a piece of wood, chain and plastic, and well over priced. Makes you wonder what an L42 CES sold off in bits would make on a good day. Probably twice what its worth