WOODEN HANDLED DUSTPAN AND BRUSH SET - EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING DOMESTIC UTILITY SET COMPRISING A WOODEN DUSTPAN WITH TURNED TIMBER HANDLE AND A COMPANION BRUSH WITH NATURAL BRISTLES. THIS IS A FUNCTIONAL HOUSEHOLD PIECE REPRESENTATIVE OF EARLY-TO-MID TWENTIETH CENTURY DOMESTIC CLEANING EQUIPMENT, WHEN SUCH ITEMS WERE CRAFTED WITH ATTENTION TO BOTH UTILITY AND FORM.

SPECIFICATIONS:
THE DUSTPAN FEATURES A TRAPEZOIDAL FORM WITH RAISED EDGES AND A TURNED WOODEN HANDLE IN THE STYLE TYPICAL OF THE PERIOD. THE HANDLE DISPLAYS HAND-TURNED DETAILING WITH A BULBOUS CENTRAL SECTION AND TAPERED ENDS, CHARACTERISTIC OF PERIOD WOODTURNING TECHNIQUES. THE BRUSH COMPRISES A WOODEN HANDLE WITH NATURAL BRISTLES SECURED BY A METAL FERRULE, NOW TARNISHED WITH AGE.

CONDITION:
THE DUSTPAN SHOWS HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH DOMESTIC USE OVER MANY DECADES. THE TIMBER SURFACE DISPLAYS A WARM PATINA WITH MINOR SCRATCHES AND SURFACE MARKS. THE TURNED HANDLE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL FORM AND PROPORTION. THE BRUSH BRISTLES, WHILST STIFFENED BY AGE, REMAIN LARGELY INTACT AND SECURED. THE METAL FERRULE SHOWS OXIDATION TYPICAL OF UNPOLISHED BRASS OR STEEL OF THIS PERIOD. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR LOSSES ARE EVIDENT, THOUGH THE PIECE SHOWS THE HONEST WEAR OF A WORKING DOMESTIC TOOL RATHER THAN A DISPLAY PIECE.

Item Size: Height: 23cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 24cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair

779104+8

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