Thread: Help Identifying this brush.

I recently purchased this brush from ebay with the intention of restoring it. After I received it I realized it was in really good shape. I really like the green, and white two-tone. That was the main reason I bought it, and the low price didnt hurt either. Less than $11.00 with shipping.

Im not sure of what type of bristles it is though. Since I dont currently own a Badger brush I have nothing to compare it to.

Im also not aware of the maker. I have not used it yet, but I have lathered with both soap, and cream. It does well on both. It also sucks up water like crazy. Its fairly soft at the tip, but has alot of backbone, and blooms very nicely.

My question is this. Does any one have any info on this brush? I have not seen another by this maker. Maybe It could have been part of a set by Gillette. Im not sure though, just speculation.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Most of the time I've seen the term "Pure Bristle" it has been referencing a boar brush. It looks like the brush knot has been used and broken in. Once they have been used some, a boar knot will usually soften up and work better as its bristle tips split.

Yep it's a boar brush. Boar is a low cost alternative to badger so you can figure about where on the pecking order of brushes it lies.

It is a boar brush. I find it works better at picking up soap of the puck that is really hard, but to me it is too prickly on the face compared to a badger.

Thanks guys, I had speculations that it was boar, but held out in hopes of it being badger. I