Historical information

Clothes brushes are still used today but they were of more importance in the days when white collar workers, both men and women, wore suits and hats and tailored clothing to work and these required frequent brushing to keep them looking good as they were not washable items. Formal work clothes were more likely to be worn, particularly by men, in the 20th century up to about 1970. This case with two brushes would have been used particularly in times of travel.

Significance

This item is retained as an example of a household item of the past and will be useful for display purposes.

Physical description

.1 -This is a brown oval-shaped leather piece rolled over to make a container or case. It has a leather and metal strap and buckle stitched into the front of the case. The leather case is slightly worn and stained.
.2 & .3. -The case contains two oval-shaped clothes brushes that have light brown wooden polished backs with yellow/light brown horse hair tufts attached to the back.

Inscriptions & markings

.1 - L 14 cm. W 8.5 cm. D 8 cm.
.2 & .3 - L 12. 5 cm. W 8 cm. D 3.5 cm.