A wooden hat and clothes brush featuring a hot-stamped commemorative inscription on the upper wooden body. The text reads: “Erinnerung an meine Sommerfrische 1928 im Hirschen in St. Märgen im Schwarzwald Telef. 1.” This translates to a souvenir from a summer holiday in 1928 at the Hirschen inn located in St. Märgen within the Black Forest. The brush is designed with a curved, varnished wooden top grip and fitted with dense black bristles.
1928: VINTAGE WOODEN CLOTHES BRUSH / HAT BRUSH – SOUVENIR ST. MÄRGEN IN SCHWARZWALD
39,00 €
Product no. 13-1640
1 in stock
1 in stock
Category:
Civilian Items 1933–1945 / Non-Market Items
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Wooden clothes and hat brushes were everyday grooming tools in German households during the first half of the twentieth century. They removed dust and lint from woollen coats, suits and felt hats, which were worn widely and were not easily laundered. The body is usually shaped from beech, pear or another hardwood and finished with varnish or oil. The bristles are set into drilled holes by hand or machine. Horsehair is the traditional filling for gentle cleaning of cloth and felt, while boar bristle is firmer and suits coarser fabrics. Hat brushes are normally smaller and have a curved body, so the bristles follow the crown and brim of a hat. Clothes brushes are longer and flatter. Brushes of this kind were also made as promotional or souvenir articles. The smooth wooden back gave room for a stamped or burnt-in inscription, such as a resort, inn or holiday place name. Variants are told apart by body wood, bristle type and density, overall shape, and the style of any lettering or maker's mark. As civilian items, they are usually collected as period everyday-life material.
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