An Ivory brush? This one is genuine.
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Well, I used my trusty magnifying Glass and here is what I found. Attachment 315044Attachment 315045Attachment 315046Attachment 315047
I am going to go with bone.
It looks like bone to me.
Any guesses to how old a brush like this might be? Are bone handled brushes a dime a dozen or is this unique? Thanks
I'm not sure about age. Maybe early/mid 1900s.
Rare..:shrug: but I can say I've only came across one in the wilds, and I restored it.
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I wouldn't call it rare. It was used commonly for razor scale, less common for brush handles. When polished up it can look great and can also be dyed different colors. I have a razor with Giraffe bone scales which are dyed blue. Pretty stuff.
Ok, so lets talk getting it restored with badger hair. I've got my razor restoration connections...who can I turn to to have this refinished into a new badger brush?
U can do it yourself, its not that difficult. I just looked in the library, and thru the posts in the brush makers thread.
All the info u need can be found there, its where I got it to do mine.