French Ebony Wood and Horsehair Brush Lowell MA which probably would have been

which probably would have been used to hold thread or buttons

in excellent vintage condition (photos are shot through the glass of the frame

maple I believe

but I rather like how its simple whiteness now makes him look rather like a butcher

or carved wooden animal

French Ebony Wood and Horsehair Brush Lowell MA which probably would have beenAnother pretty brush, which I love for its shape and the contrast between the near black ebony with the near white horsehair. I don't think this one is especially old; the wood on the handle of one side reads "Real Ebony" and the other bears some text I cannot read followed by "France." On one short side of the handle are five little inlaid bits that look like bone. I believe intended as a clothes brush, but certainly useful for all sorts of things,