Thread: Old C-Mon barbers' brush

Anyone has one these? I was planning to replace its bristles with a GN knot but I like it as is. The handle is aluminum and it polished quite well. It is stamped "C-Mon A4, For professional use only made in Germany". I have no idea how old it is or what the bristles are from. They are quite stiff with solid backbone yet very soft on touch, hold quite a bit of water and take ages to dry. I washed it with with some chemicals and gave it a try yesterday and it did a very good job. Its total length is about 6'' and the pointy end is excellent for lathering mustache.

nice grab!

interesting how the shave of brushes have evolved to have a "bloom" isn't it?

Originally Posted by climberslacker

nice grab!

interesting how the shave of brushes have evolved to have a "bloom" isn't it?

That's right. This one has no bloom at all and still does a great job. It works very well with Colleen's creams, just gave me a BBS.

Anyone has any idea about its hair source? It might be horse tail hair, but I am not sure.

Looks like boar to me. Most traditional brushes were boar, especially for pro use.

That is one lovely brush, by the way.

I have a brush almost exactly like this one - it says A-3 instead of A-4 and the brushes are not pointed, but rounded. Do you have any idea what the metal is and how much it might be worth? Thanks!

Nice brush, Bristles look like boars hair. Should be easy to replace from GN.

Nice looking brush. One of my barbers suggestions was to leave your brush in the mug after shaving to get that hook on the end. He said it would help lathering around ears mouth and nose. Wouldn't do this with my badger, but it must have been common practice.

Looks like boar to me. Horse was used commonly in the 1800s as a cheaper brush as opposed to badger but in the very late 1800s early 1900s anthrax scares ended it's use with boar replacing it.