I just saw something that blew my mind. A Fethabrush.
It's a shaving brush that's made out of feathers instead of badger or boar hairs. I would have thought it was some off-the-wall product from a small manufacturer, but the the handle looked to be of very good quality and the NOS sample had a cardboard sleeve around the handle that indicated it was from the American Safety Razor Corporation, or ASR.
Funny, I thought it was a shuttlecock for a split second. Anyone know anything about this brush? It sure felt weird.
It's a shaving brush that's made out of feathers instead of badger or boar hairs. I would have thought it was some off-the-wall product from a small manufacturer, but the the handle looked to be of very good quality and the NOS sample had a cardboard sleeve around the handle that indicated it was from the American Safety Razor Corporation, or ASR.
Funny, I thought it was a shuttlecock for a split second. Anyone know anything about this brush? It sure felt weird.
Clearly these brushes were being used in Europe. Thank you for the information Piet, I could not find anything else. I guess however this type of brush never caught on with shavers - these are the only pics I have ever seen of a feather shaving brush. I wonder if using feathers may have been because of the war?? Perhaps the boar hair was being used for other purposes?? The ASR one that I picked up says a patent was taken out. Finding the patent should help identify a date. Perhaps it was similarly during the war? Hmmmmm
