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OBJECT TYPE: BADGER HAIR
DATE: 1890–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0361.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BADGER HAIR (?) BRUSH HEADS SECURED TO WOODEN HANDLE WITH METAL BANDS AND CELLULOID COLLAR.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
Height: 3.3 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: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
Period: THESE BRUSHES USED BY JOHN GARO, PROBABLY IN EARLY 1900S, AND LATER BY GARO AND Y. KARSH 1929-31.
Canada: THESE BRUSHES, CAREFULLY WRAPPED IN TISSUE AND STORED IN A TRADITIONAL BLUE "BIRKS" JEWELLERS' BOX TIED WITH GOLD RIBBON, WERE AMONG MOST VALUED PERSONAL POSSESSIONS OF YOUSUF KARSH. THEY WERE USED BY KARSH'S MENTOR JOHN GARO (AND LATER BY HIS YOUNG APPRENTICE) IN GARO'S STUDIO IN BOSTON, MA. C.1900-1930. (REF. 1)
Function: USED TO APPLY GUM ARABIC AND/OR BROMOIL COMPOUNDS TO PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS.
Technical: VARIETY OF HIGH-QUALITY BRUSHES USED FOR RETOUCHING PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS, USING GUM ARABIC AND BROMOIL COMPOUNDS. THIS IS A VERY OLD PRINTING PROCESS, MOST POPULARLY USED C. LATE 1800S-EARLY 1900S: JOHN GARO REFINED AND PERFECTED "GAROTYPE" TECHNIQUE IN 1910S-1920S. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised markings only partially legible: appears to be stamped "[?]R[?]IONIS".
Missing: MAY BE MISSING STRING LOOP, FOR SUSPENSION.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Brush, circa 1890–1920, Artifact no. 1999.0361, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0361.003/

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