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GUSN-197846
Oval shaped wooden brush. The wood is cracked and the bristles are sewn into the wood. The bristles are black on the perimeter and tan on the inside of the brush. The top of the brish is flat with a leather top that has been stamped with the word flexible and a western design.
brushes: maintenance tools
leather
bristle
primary wood
Brush
"FLEXIBLE"` (Decorative font that fits with the western design)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
Unknown
1 1/4 x 2 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.2515
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