Vintage hat brushes

[S.Fox]

Anyone collect vintage hat brushes? I couldnt find a thread so thought I'd start one, feel free to share. Here is one I picked up recently for just a couple of pounds. I know nothing about the address on the brush if anyone was wondering lol.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Anyone collect vintage hat brushes? I couldnt find a thread so thought I'd start one, feel free to share. Here is one I picked up recently for just a couple of pounds. I know nothing about the address on the brush if anyone was wondering lol. View attachment 246673

I look for 100% horsehair brushes & have found a couple of vintage shoeshine brushes worth cleaning any polish out. Depending on any advertising they can be found cheap. After cleaning they work great on hats.

Tatton Baird makes a reproduction horsehair hat brush in the style of an old barbers brush with a turned handle. Not cheap but labor intensive I would think. Wyldkarma bought one with his Tatton Baird hats. Don't know if he ever posted a pic of the brush.

 

[M Hatman]

I have a few.....I will have to gather the photo's.....they are often not shaped like what you would call a hat brush now....

 

[carouselvic]

curved brush is from Fordham Hat Shop agency for Mallory & Knox
silver handle brush is Goldblat Haberdasher and Hatter, Newark N.J.


modern horsehair brushes can still be found