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HMC - The Harrow Museum Collection
I - Industry
1 - Hamilton & Co. Brush Works
Title
Brushmaking process model - pointing
Repository
Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No
HMC/I/1/2017:77
ObjectNumber
2017:77
Date
20th Century
Description
Hamiltons brushmaking process model - pointing (straightening) the bristle. The bristles are bound around a stick with string.
Comments
To prepare the bristles ready to be fitted onto the handle, first the hair must be straightened by tightly binding it to a stick and then heated in a steam oven (2017:77). A laying-up band (2017:82) is knocked tightly onto the bristle with a mallet (2017:76) and the root of the bevelled knot is trimmed level (2017:78), before being dipped in rubber (2017:79). A ferrule is attached, and the brush head trimmed (2017:80) ready to be fitted onto the handle (2017:81).
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Tool
Materials
Bristles, wood, string
AssociatedObjectNumber
Part of a set used to demonstrate the brushmaking process: 2017:76-81
Location
On Display
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