Beautiful Primitive Old Wire-sewn Round Scrub Brush spade with ribbed sides

with ribbed sides

all with a beautiful patina at this point

evocative object with its history of use written all over it

which were exercises taught to young school girls (in kindergarten

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Beautiful Primitive Old Wire-sewn Round Scrub Brush spade with ribbed sidesYum. I love a good brush, and to my eye this is a great beauty, with the wire stitching on the backside of the brush creating a gorgeous line drawing that animates the already beautiful surface of what I believe is burl wood. The natural bristles on the brush side are very stiff, and of two different colors. I believe this was made as a scrub brush. The turned wooden handle attaches to the head via a post at the center host to one final bunch of