This is an original WW2-era American civilian shaving brush produced by Rubberset, one of the leading United States manufacturers of grooming and barber equipment during the early to mid-20th century. Supplied here with its original retail box, this example represents a common but essential item of everyday life on the American Home Front during the war years.

The brush features a hard rubber handle, a material widely promoted during the 1930s and 1940s for its durability and hygienic properties. Rubberset marketed this construction as permanently securing each bristle within the handle, making it suitable for repeated daily use in domestic settings. The knot is composed of natural bristle, typical of civilian shaving brushes of the period.

During WW2, shaving was not merely cosmetic but practical, particularly due to the widespread use of gas masks which required a clean-shaven face to achieve an effective seal. Civilian grooming items such as this were therefore part of everyday wartime routine, both in the home and in professional barber environments, making them a small but telling part of Home Front life.

While not a military-issued item, this shaving brush is a genuine wartime civilian object and serves as a tangible example of American domestic life during WW2. Items of this type are increasingly sought after by collectors interested in the material culture of the Home Front rather than frontline equipment.

Condition wise, the original box retains its lid tabs, however these have become detached. The brush is accompanied by its original branded paper packaging, which shows some age-related wear including small holes (see photos). The brush itself has clearly been used at some point, though this is difficult to fully convey in photographs. The bristles feel noticeably stiff, likely as a result of age. The hard rubber handle remains free from cracks and is clearly branded on the base.