General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN HANDLE & SHAFT; BADGER HAIR BRISTLES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

23.0 cm

Width

8.5 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS BRUSH MAY HAVE BEEN USED UNTIL 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

USED TO REMOVE DUST FROM AN OBJECT, IN THIS CASE A PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT.

Technical

SMALL BADGER-HAIR BRUSH USED TO DUST OFF KARSH'S PRINTS WHEN THEY WERE BEING MOUNTED. (JERRY FIELDER REFERRED TO IT AS BEING MADE OF CAMEL HAIR). LIKELY AN ASSISTANT SUCH AS HELLA GRABER OR JERRY HIMSELF WOULD HAVE USED THIS BRUSH.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" 3" " stamped into brush, below bristles.

Missing

BRUSH IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF; IT IS MISSING SOME BRISTLES, AND THE ENDS ARE WORN WITH SOME LOSS OF WOOD.

Finish

NATURAL FINISH

Decoration

N/A