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If anyone has any info on this.... I put a bid of $9.99 on it and forgot I did it.... Ended up winning lol...
Looks to have a really nice handle, made in West Germany for a London based company?
Here's the link.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/200864611380?...ht_6172wt_1401
Looks like Debenhams is a department store with various location.
Debenhams, Oxford Street, London | Shopping/Department Stores in londontown.com | LondonTown.com
That brush looks sweet! nice find!
Man 9.99, you can't beat that lol
Looks pretty decent too.
The handle is what attracted me to it! I can't find any reference to their 'vintage' shaving stuff. NO idea when this thing was made, what it's made out of, size, quality or packing of the knot.
The 'Vintage' thing is really suspect to me, it can't be even close to 1940's or before.... You'd think anyways.... West Germany importing stuff to GB during the WW's seems unlikely? no?
As far as I can recall Debenhams is a department store chain similar to Sears or The Bay here. West Germany only came into existence post WWII, prior to that it was simply Germany and after reunification with East Germany it is once again Germany. I think you have got yourself a very nice looking boar bristle brush of good quality. Get it broken in and you should be pleased with it. Nice find.
Bob
I do love a nice boar brush! Buddy that was selling it is in Peru so it'll take a while to get here, I'm hoping it's bigger than my omega boar that my doberman got a hold of and mangled the handle....
Yea, hard to tell from photos what the knot size is. I would be surprised if it is bigger that a 22-24 mm knot and about a 55 mm loft. You should get a pool going to see who can guess closest to what it turns out to be. I am with you on the boar brushes, my Semogue 1350 broke in well and is real nice to use.
Bob
yea, impossible to tell the size from the pics however Boar isn't made in a wide variety of sizes and styles so I'd say it's on the small side. it does appear to be better quality wise than most Boars I've seen probably because it's a higher end store and they were custom made for them.
I think you're most likely correct TBS! I absolutely loved the look of the handle... I guess I was the only one since there were no other bids. I'll have to compare it directly to my omega; which i love to pieces.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Sorry, no info, but I must agree with you on the handle! No matter what the history is on it, for 10 bucks I'd say you got quite the deal there.
I agree it looks like a dyed Boar Bristle. It used to be “Bristle” meant Boar Bristle and “Hair”, meant Badger Hair. Now days with the inclusion of synthetics and terms of “Like”, Badger Like and “Super” Super Badger, I can’t tell from the title anymore.
Also the flood of inexpensive Asian knot & brush manufactures with actual Badger brushes it is even more confusing. I recently purchased a huge Badger brush for $20 and it is a nice brush. Much of the badger hair has come from China and now complete brushes.
Badger will hold more water than Boar but both can be great lather makers. One of my favorite brushes is a 20 year old boar brush in a wooden handle, looks very similar to yours. Rinse well to keep clean, hang to dry thoroughly and it should give you years of service.
Enjoy nice score!
Boar brush in Center & New Badger on right.Attachment 115603
The handle does look so similar! I'm hoping it's here when I get back from Christmas holidays!
