Packing room, Standard Brush Company, New Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 1/4in. (16 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1994.73.1
DescriptionTwo men in mustaches and overalls in factory with windows on two walls and timber joists. Man on right with stack of brushes is installing handles using benchtop clamp machine. A gas fixture hangs near window on right. On left are wood crates and paper boxes. Advertising and calendars on back wall include "[Qu]een [Ins. Co. of America, New York["; on right wall "Ayers Hair Vigor. Restore natural color to faded and gray hair. ... promotes its ... cant growth".
NotesSubject Note: In 1886, Standard Brush Co manufactured a variety of "solid back brushes" using palmetto fibre, bristles and tampico. In 1914 they were located off Bridge Street.Status
Not on view
late 19th-early 20th century
