Description
Sterling Silver Backed Brushes
Two English antique sterling silver backed brushes, one clothes brush and one hair brush, both with extensive decoration featuring cherubs.
The hair brush is hallmarked from Chester in 1899 and the makers mark is James Deakin & Sons (John & William F Deakin), it measures 355mm in length.
The clothes brush is hallmarked Chester with the makers mark being that of William Aitken, it measures 160mm in length.
Minor polish holes here and there on the highest parts which is common with such brushes, in the main very good though, minor dinks on plain edges.
DATE | 1899 & 1902 |
MAKER or SPONSOR MARK | See above Description |
ASSAY OFFICE | Chester |
WEIGHT (Grammes) | 266 |
WEIGHT (Troy) | …. |
REF:- | 568J |
The simplest clothes brush feature a long handle and have varied brush shapes. Although some people prefer a rounded brush, others like a more rectangular shape. To remove lint from clothing, you use the brush vigorously. It can be simpler to have someone do this for you while you wear the garment.
One type of clothes brush that has become popular has not only the normal bristled brush on one side but also a smaller brush on the other side. To clarify, this is known as a lint brush and has finer bristles for picking up smaller pieces of lint or nap that the larger brush side may miss. As a result, this two in one combination can work better, as the clothes are treated with different bristle types. Normally the bristle side is used first, and subsequently the lint side to fine-tune the brushing.
Clothes brushes were issued to the British Army for the purpose of cleaning their uniforms before going on guard duty, for inspections and for parades.