Bonnet brush
- Description (Brief)
- This unusual brush, called a bonnet brush, has natural bristles set into a cream celluloid base with a long handle. It's marked "Solid French Ivory."
- French Ivory was a trade name of the J. B. Ash Co. of Rockford, Ill.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1910
- Physical Description
- cellulose nitrate (handle material)
- boar bristles (brush material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16.9 cm x 7 cm x 3 cm; 6 5/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 3/16 in
- overall: 1 5/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 6 3/4 in; 4.1275 cm x 8.89 cm x 17.145 cm
- ID Number
- 2006.0098.1444
- catalog number
- 2006.0098.1444
- accession number
- 2006.0098
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- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Celluloid
- Clothing & Accessories
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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