Cellulose acetate is one of the early cellulose plastics that served as a surrogate for horn and tortoiseshell and is now itself an original that is imitated by cheap thermoplastics. The material is pleasant to the touch, never cold, insensitive to water, of astonishing optical brilliance and with a marbling that is different for every product made from it. G.B. Kent & Sons, manufacturer of the finest brushes and paintbrushes of the highest quality since 1777, makes these combs from it near London. They are, of course, hand-sawn and each individual tooth is carefully deburred.

Kent & Sons is the quintessential English brush maker. Founded in 1777, the worldwide distribution of Kent brushes began long before a distribution network was established for them, due as much to the outstanding quality of the brushes as to the fact that English officers carried Kent brushes in their luggage at every duty station in the British Empire, no matter how remote.
The quality of the brushes is beyond reproach. Not only has Kent always employed skilled brushmakers, it also maintains excellent worldwide relationships with the suppliers of the best trim materials, and Kent's buyers (they have that in common with ours) are among the most critical in their profession. No wonder Kent has been named a Royal Court supplier nine times in the course of the company's history - and remains so to this day.