Turned brass grip with eye hook at end, cylindrical handle, rectangular cover for brush head, animal hair bristles, brown gros grain ribbon tied to eye.
firesets
hair
brass (alloy)
bristle
cloth
iron (metal)
Iron
Brass
Grosgrain
Hair
Bristle
BROOM, FIREPLACE
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
20 x 5.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.934
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