Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.150
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Brush
Title:
Camel Hair Brush
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1996
Description:
Camel hair brush. The brush includes a handle and camel hair bristles. The handle is made of a light wood, is 14' in length and has a round hole in the base. "C—Thru, DB—1 Taiwan" is engraved in black into one side of the handle. There are 25 bundles of hair inserted into the handle. The bristles are black, brown and white. They extend from the brush for 2' and are 9.5' in length.
Notes:
This brush was used in the Drafting Room at the US Bureau of Mines to remove eraser dust when doing a map or drawing.
Search Terms:
JMIC
Mining
Drafting
Prospecting
T&E
Subjects:
Drafting tables
Prospecting
Map making
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