Fine 19th Century Shaker Turned Handle Tapered Horsehair Brush suffrage sign which was founded in Pasadena

which was founded in Pasadena

made from a  pretty perfectly sized spool of fishing line

In their original case and box

The larger piece is a footed plate and the smaller is a shallow bowl

Fine 19th Century Shaker Turned Handle Tapered Horsehair Brush suffrage sign which was founded in PasadenaI find the relationship between the form of the turned handle and the tapered bristles at the other end of this brush super satisfying, made all the better by the combination of dark wood and black bristles flecked with blonde ones. And the shape of the ferrule, with that perfect ring separating it from the beginning of the narrowest stretch of the handle, really gets me. Having bought and sold a fair number of brushes, I can say that one can deeply