By 1907 enough Germans were wearing the new trimmed down and simple toothbrush moustache to elicit notice by The New York Times under the headline "'TOOTHBRUSH' MUSTACHE; German Women Resent Its Usurpation of the 'Kaiserbart'".
Pada tahun 1907, cukup banyak warga Jerman yang berkumis terpangkas dan sederhana menyerupai sikat, yang diberitakan oleh The New York Times dengan judul: "'TOOTHBRUSH' MUSTACHE; German Women Resent Its Usurpation of the 'Kaiserbart'".