It’s of uncertain origin, but might be from the Old French escoutille, meaning a hatchway. That’s been around since the fifteenth century, when sailors called any smallish hatchway or opening in the deck a scuttle, especially if it was covered with a lid of some sort it was the usual term for an opening to let in light or air. The sense we want is the one of a hole cut in a ship’s timbers. Nor is it the one that means to move with short quick steps, perhaps like a spider that comes from an old English dialect word. It’s not the flattish open container, made of wickerwork at one time, whose name survives in coal scuttle that’s Old English, from Latin scutella for a dish or platter (its first sense in English). The first half appears in the language in several senses with different origins, so we have to be sure we’ve got the right one. Do you have any thoughts on this?Ī The second half is easy enough - a butt is just the old word for a large cask. Thus some gents might find scuttle use to be too much effort for the momentary benefits it provides.Q From Clair Merritt: My friend and I have been trying to figure out the origin of the word scuttlebutt. Also the initial application of warm lather feels great, but it cools rapidly after applying it to your face. I didnt get as good results using my synthetics. Note that a decent sized badger brush is probably best (due to its heat retention). Its a great addition for the winter and can be used as a lather bowl year round.įor people deciding whether or not to get a scuttle, the G12 is an excellent choice. The scuttle does its job keeping lather warm for a decent amount of time. Anything below this range is too cold to appreciably heat the lather, and higher temperatures will break lather down too quickly. I found that this scuttle works best using a temperature of 45☌ (113☏) to 55 ☌ (131☏). Using a digital thermometer to measure the internal water temperature of the reservoir, I got the following results: Nevertheless as a precaution, I cool the boiling water down before pouring it into the scuttle. Ive confirmed with Georgetown Pottery that it is OK adding boiling water (my kettle warms water to 83-85☌). I use a cheap electric kettle from Walmart which does the job. Unfortunately this is insufficiently warm for scuttle use, thus I must add boiling water from an electric kettle to get good results. Its nice and comfortable for showering when it comes out of my taps, and I dont run the risk of accidental burns. I like to set my water heater to approximately 43☌ (110☏). Its beautifully glazed that deserves to be shown with better photography than I can provide. My pictures are taken with my smartphone and doesnt fully show how beautiful this scuttle appears in real life. I was also pleased that the pictures on the website were a reasonably accurate depiction of how my scuttle appears in person. The lather bowl is perfectly sized for a variety of brushes, and I does not take excessive space on my countertop.
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