Men making scrub brushes, 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
DescriptionInterior of industrial factory with wood support columns, overhead belt driven machinery. Men sit at workstations making brushes with rolls of bristles and perforated wood bases. Bins of scrub brushes are on right.
Object number1994.73.10
InscribedOn verso: "Interior Standard Brush Co., New Hartford, Conn."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.On View
Not on view
The Fuller Brush Company
Smith-Worthington Saddlery Company
