I got this brush in a lot off eBay and to my surprise it is made by Plisson. I did a quick buff on it to clean it up because I couldn't tell what it was made of and now I am truly dumbfounded. No smell what so ever when doing the Bakelite rub test. It feels very dense for its size. It's semi translucent with streaks. Anybody got any ideas or a email address that I can send plisson some pics?