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1890-1950
GUSN-308165
Broom straw hearth brush. Handle made of broom straw woven together with rope and red string.
brooms (maintenance tools)
straw (plant material)
twine
Accessory, Fireplace
Broom, Fireplace
Broom, Fireplace
Original To Nickels-Sortwell House (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
New England
28 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Frances Sortwell
1958.471
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