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1994.73.3  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Workstations, Standard Brush Company, New Hartford
1994.73.3 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Workstations, Standard Brush Company, New Hartford

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
DescriptionSeven men sit at eight workstations with ceiling mounted belt driven machinery, tools and rolls of bristles, making scrub brushes. A boot is on the right front lower shelf and paper rings are on the floor. A woman in an apron is sitting at a work station on the left.
Object number1994.73.3
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.
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