Record

Title	Brushmaking process model - banded dressing
Repository	Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No	HMC/I/1/2017:78
ObjectNumber	2017:78
Date	20th Century
Description	Hamiltons brushmaking process model - banded dressing. The bristles are bound by a metal laying up band.
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).
Multimedia	$9f\bb42df-8580-4c38-a733-4f98d1b3ae24.jpg$
Object Name	Tool
Materials	Bristles, metal
AssociatedObjectNumber	Part of a set used to demonstrate the brushmaking process: 2017:76-81
Location	On Display

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