Real ivory shaving brush

Hi I came across this real ivory shaving brush on Simpsons Instagram and just wondering has anyone ever had a real ivory shaving brush they seem very rare and never knew they made them 

Hi I came across this real ivory shaving brush on Simpsons Instagram and just wondering has anyone ever had a real ivory shaving brush they seem very rare and never knew they made them 

Dr P, a member of some other shaving forums years ago, had a few vintage Simpson ivories among his vast collection. Some years back when Lee Sabini was still with Rooney they did an ivory brush for their yearly hospital charity promotion. I was sorely tempted but didn't go for it.

Only issue with ivory is the cruelty of origin is beyond that tolerable. Truth told, far less than proud using badger - there has to be a more humane way to source this hair.

Wow nice mate, I didn't realize Rooney made them aswell they look amazing I bet they are very expensive

Yes of course mate it's very sad I understand that.

I haven’t owned (nor ever would) a modern day elephant ivory brush and concur with others that have ethical issues with sourcing the ivory no matter how pretty a material it is.

That said, I have seen a few mammoth fossil ivory brushes around from some shaving brush artisans, and own one myself. The mammoth fossil ivory poses no ethical problems, at least for me, due to the mammoths being extinct for over 10,000 years. No mammoths (obviously) were killed for their present day ivory use. As to cost, yes, even the mammoth fossil ivory is quite expensive in relative terms when compared to most alternate shaving brush handle material options.

In terms of ethical considerations ... AFAIK Rooney only made one ivory brush for their (then) annual hospital charity event. All proceeds going to that UK hospital. 

The laws then, and now, specified "pre-ban" ivory. IOW, ivory that was documented as having been harvested before the ban went into effect.

The brushes made by Simpson were done during the era when there were no qualms about using the material for various products. 

From shaving brushes, cue balls, piano keys ... to name a few. Different era/mindset in those days. When sex was dirty and air was clean.

Sounds amazing mate do you have a picture would love to see it

Sounds amazing mate do you have a picture would love to see it

Here is a closeup of the brush in my hand that shows the mammoth ivory schreger lines…

Schreger lines are used to differentiate between elephant ivory from mammoth ivory, the angles of the lines are different.