Horsehair is hair from the tails or manes of horses and was used in the past to fill mattresses and furniture such as armchairs. the hair from a horse's mane and tail, sometimes used to fill the inside of furniture
A material woven from the mane and tail-hairs of horses, introduced in the mid 18th Century, and used for covering seat furniture Horsehair was used extensively for upholstery from the early 19th Century to the late Victorian period
Horsehair brushes are resilient and long lasting coming from the tail or mane, horsehair is graded by degree of stiffness; the stiffer the hair (from the tail), the higher the quality and generally, the price Excellent for sweeping polished surfaces, horsehair is frequently blended with other materials in a wide variety of brush styles Bristle Natural bristle is the stiff, resilient, tapered hair from the neck and back of a hog One end of each bristle is naturally flagged and continues to flag as it is used Usually this filament will be hand set with glue into a hardwood block Since bristle will retain enormous amounts of water, a bristle brush will provide the best possible cleaning in wet applications