Hardwright NOS GIANT (What IS This Thing?

[ramsa]

Had my eye on this for the past few months in a local antique shop, and broke down yesterday and bought it.
I have no clue, other that it's a big longhair Hardwright brush...
I'm guessing horse hair or boar? Took images along with a straight and some Arko to show size of this monster.
Maybe for application of barbers' talc? I soaked it, and soaped it up, but it's way too long and soft for face lather, unless you hold it half way up the bulb...
Any ideas?

Help!

 

[BladeShark]

I would guess it to be a neck duster.

 

[Mike H]

A barber's neck duster. But it looks like it was attached to a standard shave brush. A pretty cool shave brush, if you could remove the duster and install a nice 2 band knot.

 

[celestino]

I would guess it to be a neck duster.

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