nobility brush

[jwhite]

I was wondering if anyone here knew much about Nobility brushes. I picked a boar bristle up from ebay NOS. Looks good in pics and price was right, but I was wondering if anyone new the history of these brushes. It's marked West Germany as can be seen in the Pics.

 

[Rudy Vey]

It is actually marked West Germany, so you can say it was made somewhere from the late 40's to the late 80's. I believe since 1990 we are again only one country...

 

[jwhite]

It is actually marked West Germany, so you can say it was made somewhere from the late 40's to the late 80's. I believe since 1990 we are again only one country...

oops your right of course I read one thing and wrote another. I edited OP.

 

[Darjeeling Express]

That is a beautiful brush. I wonder if they are still being made?

 

[beelzulbub]

I have this wood handled boar brush in a chrome case that also came from West Germany. It doesn't have the name 'Nobility' on it, but the label sure looks similar.

 

[DSB]

I like that red portion of the handle quite a bit. Nice score.

 

[jwhite]

That is a beautiful brush. I wonder if they are still being made?

I doubt it. I did a Google search and the only relevant link was this thread.

I have this wood handled boar brush in a chrome case that also came from West Germany. It doesn't have the name 'Nobility' on it, but the label sure looks similar.

It sure does. I think I've seen a similar brush with the same label and stain but in a different shape. I think my brush is painted and stained wood also.

I like that red portion of the handle quite a bit. Nice score.

Yeah the red is what drew me to that brush, I'm planning on giving it to my father for Christmas. I think it will compliment his redtip nicely.

 

[Greybeard]

I'm a compulsive ebay browser and vintage shaving brushes are some of the things I look for. I've seen several West German brushes similar to your Nobility (although not in as nice condition) over the last year. Only a few had a manufacturer's identification and they were labeled as made by Sekine or Cutlery World.

The stain and label design on beelzulbub's brush is similar to brushes from Cutlery World. I don't know if they made them themselves or sourced them from elsewhere.



-Peter