Very rare water badger Brush

[bambos]

A friend of mine lend me this very rear water badger brush by Geo F Trumper, is not for sale by the way.


I saw this brush in Geo F Trumper store at “1 Duke of York Street” in London for sale, for the insane amount of £1.500 or $2.360.


If any of you like to buy few of them to add to your rotation just let me know and I pick them up for you lol…


The hair are ginger in appearance and extremely soft. The handle is longish and thin, and the brush it is very elegant in did. I Hope you like it.


Bambos

 

[mretzloff]

It looks nice, but what is the justification for the price?

 

[Drybonz]

It looks nice, but what is the justification for the price?

It was made from the last water badger and genuine buffalo known to exist. Both species are now extinct so that this brush could be made.

 

[bambos]

It looks nice, but what is the justification for the price?

I am in with you on this one, I could not see any justification for the price either, even after using it 2-3 times and for free lol.
The only reason for posting the picture here is just a bit of eye candy for the weekend

 

[RCC]

Saltwater or fresh?

 

[bambos]

Saltwater or fresh?

 

[Evbo]

Can you please post a picture where the bristles are more visible?

...oh, and nice #88 soap dish, btw.

 

[bambos]

Can you please post a picture where the bristles are more visible?

...oh, and nice #88 soap dish, btw.

I hope on this 2 the bristles are more visible.

Yes the #88 dish and soap are lovely.

 

[M80]

Nice. Do you have any more detailed pics of the brush? (Edit: beat me to it.)

Also, can anyone tell me any other brushes that are made with real horn, not faux horn?

 

[binowatch]

Are you sure that water badger is not just a euphemism for beaver, or perhaps water rat?? The brush makers could be laughing all the way to the bank!

 

[M80]

Are you sure that water badger is not just a euphemism for beaver, or perhaps water rat?? The brush makers could be laughing all the way to the bank!

This is what google found:


Water Badgers

There have been rumors that the rare "Water Badger" (a sub-species of the common Badger) has been sighted on Dartmoor,Devon. See below:

A water mammal residing from the peat bogs of North Dartmoor, Devon. This animal is a cross between a land badger and an otter. It is usually of dark brown in colour with white striped markings on its back and has webbed feet for swimming. Water Badgers usually feed on newts and plankton in the water, but also enjoy the sweet flowers of Wild Heather. Common locations include Raybarrow Pool and Whitemoor Marsh. These animals are incredibly shy and are thought to be the only type of badger living in water. For more information contact the Water Badger Preservation Society.
( http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Badger&oldid=141470975 )

 

[SubmarinerLV]

Are you sure that water badger is not just a euphemism for beaver, or perhaps water rat?? The brush makers could be laughing all the way to the bank!

This is what I fear mate, there seems to be a dearth of info on the water badger on the net. From what I can glean it seems to reside in dartmoor, Devon, UK and this image looks just like a Badger that has gone for a dip to my untrained eyes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Water_Badger.jpg : perhaps it is a term that the makers are using to get round the protection on British badgers?
Edit: further research and a call to a friend in that area has yielded that there may indeed be such a creature, however I am curious about how the hair is obtained as they are seemingly EXTREMELY rare thusly leading me to believe "harvesting" them in the uk would be a big no-no.
Regards Grant

 

[bambos]

Since my original posting I went back to Trumpers to get a cologne. I found out I have made a mistake with the price- They are £1,000 each which makes them $1,570. Still way too much! And the other thing about it is - they have only ever made 2 of them, one is the one I have (but not mine) and the other is the one in the shop.

I cannot see them selling it!

 

[Go West Young Man]

AoS sells a $1200 brush that I'm sure is no-where near as good as this one.

 

[Evbo]

AoS sells a $1200 brush that I'm sure is no-where near as good as this one.

I'm pretty sure that AoS's $1200 brush is a re-branded Plisson. Cost aside, Plisson makes very good brushes indeed.

 

[bambos]

One more picture.

 

[SubmarinerLV]

This is what google found:


Water Badgers

There have been rumors that the rare "Water Badger" (a sub-species of the common Badger) has been sighted on Dartmoor,Devon. See below:

A water mammal residing from the peat bogs of North Dartmoor, Devon. This animal is a cross between a land badger and an otter. It is usually of dark brown in colour with white striped markings on its back and has webbed feet for swimming. Water Badgers usually feed on newts and plankton in the water, but also enjoy the sweet flowers of Wild Heather. Common locations include Raybarrow Pool and Whitemoor Marsh. These animals are incredibly shy and are thought to be the only type of badger living in water. For more information contact the Water Badger Preservation Society.
( http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Badger&oldid=141470975 )

You beat me to it! This is the same info I found and something my friend from down there confirmed that they are incredibly rare and shy. I'm still curious about how GFT got hold of the hair "legally"

P.S I'm skeptical about the water Badger being a pure cross between an otter and a badger as I'm not absolutley certain that they could breed and produce fertile offspring despite both being of the Mustelidae family however I am willing to stand corrected.

Regards Grant

 

[SliceOfLife]

Maybe the offspring are infertile and that's why they're so rare?

Anyway, brush looks floppy to me. I'll just continue soaking my "Dry Badger" brushes.

 

[SubmarinerLV]

Maybe the offspring are infertile and that's why they're so rare?

Anyway, brush looks floppy to me. I'll just continue soaking my "Dry Badger" brushes.

Yes this has occurred to me I am now curious to find out if this is the case, this would make the "water badger" similar to the Liger and the Mule as a cross what would be interesting is that unlike the other 2 there would likely have been no human encouragement.

Regards Grant

 

[comat0se]

So this is the jackalope of the shaving world.