Handled brush. Turned maple handle, tip terminates in a "nipple" form. Handle swells, narrows, and slightly swells to a scribed ridge at the bristle base. Horsehair bristles are approx 4 inches in center of brush with the rest of the bristles cut in a conical shape with the outer-most bristles approx 1 1/2 inches. "10" is impressed in handle. Very clean.
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Shaker Museum Brush. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=25006. Accessed on August 3, 2025
