I recently acquired my first 2 Plisson brushes and was hoping for some help dating them. Please pardon the lack of vibrancy in the pictures as I was using natural light and its pretty cloudy out today.
The first on the left is a #3 (or #12) with a 22mm x 56mm knot and came with it's original box and the knot was unused by my judgement. The seller got it from an estate and claimed it was a contemporary model, although I'm not sure of their experience with shaving brushes. It does look similar to the current horn brushes available on the Plisson site. However, the box still has a price tag and it says "400.00" with no currency symbol. Current retail for this model is 425 Euros or about 500 USD. I am the price will give a hint as to the production year. Does anyone know about how long ago this model would have retailed for 400.00 (Euro?).
The second brush is quite small with a 16mm x 51mm knot but surprisingly firm. The owner said it came from a family in France and may have been from the 60s. I searched around and have not seen any other examples of this model.
Plisson is completely new to me so I'm hoping some of the experienced Plisson users at TSN can help with dating them. Thank you in advance!