Gorgeous Old Badger Hair Brushes with Bone Ferrules and Turned Handles - A Pair vintage advertising sewing kit with hinges firmly attached

with hinges firmly attached

I'm not really sure whether to call this penny covered bottle folk art or tramp art or just plain crafty

Seems it might be a good one to hang in the office for when one needs a surrogate to exorcise frustrations

6" long x 3 1/2 tall not including tail (5 1/8" tall with tail)

2 Cs and 2 Bs

Gorgeous Old Badger Hair Brushes with Bone Ferrules and Turned Handles - A Pair vintage advertising sewing kit with hinges firmly attachedTo my eye such beautiful things, which remain in very useable condition (not shedding a bit, even when the bristles are pulled hard), though I'd be inclined to thread ribbons through the holes in their handles and hang them on the wall. The hair is real badger hair, characterized by stiff bristles ending in very soft tips, typically used to soften and evenly blend oil paint on the canvas. The ferrules on both of these are made of bone, with turned