Really LARGE Hardwright NOS Antique (Help ID?)

**ramsa** · 10-02-2015, 01:50 PM

Had my eye on this for the past few months in a local antique shop, and broke down yesterday and bought it.
I have no clue, other that it's a big longhair Hardwright brush...
I'm guessing horse hair or boar? Took images along with a straight and some Arko to show size of this monster.
Maybe for application of barbers' talc? I soaked it, and soaped it up, but it's way too long and soft for face lather, unless you hold it half way up the bulb...
Any ideas?

Help!

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**bouschie** · 10-02-2015, 01:55 PM

I think you may be right. Looks like the brush the barber used to apply talc to me after he used the straight razor.

**thebigspendur** · 10-02-2015, 02:39 PM

Classically at least talc brushes tended to be smaller horse hair brushes. A Big brush like that would create a huge cloud of talc.

It looks more like a curiosity piece or maybe Andre the giant used it.

**BobH** · 10-02-2015, 02:42 PM

Looks similar to a brush barbers used to brush cut hair off you but home made with a bad shampoo.

Bob

http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-Ha...h-p-59176.html

**ramsa** · 10-02-2015, 03:03 PM

If my wife catches me giving an old brush a shampoo and conditioner, she will be well within her rights to claim me "unsound".
LOL...

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