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- OBJECT TYPE
- BADGER HAIR
- DATE
- 1890–1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0361.006
- MANUFACTURER
- F.W. & Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 6
- Total Parts
- 11
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BADGER HAIR (?) BRUSH HEAD; WOODEN HANDLE. FABRIC BAND AND STRING USED TO SECURE LOOSE BRUSH HEAD.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.0 cm
- Width
- 3.0 cm
- Height
- 3.0 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
- FW
- 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
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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
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "10" and "F.W. & CO." incised on handle.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- STAINED WOOD HANDLE
- Decoration
- N/A
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F.W. & Co., Brush, circa 1890–1920, Artifact no. 1999.0361, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0361.006/
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