Thread: Brush Identificaiton Request - West Germany Crabtree & Evelyn

I'm fairly new to straight razor shaving and started off with a $30 Edwin Jagger bush off of amazon. It is quite soft, but works great for me, not knowing any better.

I was out with the wife at an antique store and found this unused brush - I liked the stiffness and decided to make this my second brush...more to come, I am sure. It was $20, and I decided even if it is junk, I'll make some use of it, learn something, and worse case, end up with a traveling brush in my travel bag - it came with a travel case tube.

I can't help but wonder what it's history is. The label reads, "Crabtree & Evelyn - London - Badger & Bristles - Made in West Germany"

I can't find anything about it - I wonder if it regarded as a good brush, and if it is boar, badger, or both (based on the label, that is what I suspect). If any collectors/historians out there can be bothered, I would really appreciate some information on this find.

Thanks!

This brush is boar brush which will make it a decent contrast to your EJ.

As to the history of it I really can't add anything that you probably don't know already.

No expert on brushes but I think you are right in interpreting the label to mean the knot is a mix of badger and boar. A fine looking brush it is too. I think you have a good one there.

Bob

Yes a badger and boar mix. Usually these are basic brushes somewhere between and pure badger to best badger but closer to pure. The idea is to make the brush lower in cost and give you the qualities of both types of hair.