Named the tulip due to the tulip shaped handle the t3 is larger than most shaving brushes the chunky handle delivers the firmest of grips for bowl mug or face lathering simpsons have been hand making their famous shaving brushes the old fashioned way since 1919 the handle was turned and polished on a lathe while the knot of super grade badger hair was sorted and filled by a skilled crafts person this brush harks back to a bygone era when the brits actually made really good stuff