Lot 11:
A Trio of Vintage Louisville, Kentucky Advertising Clothes Brushes - 8"x3"
Sold for: $95
Description
This lot comprises three vintage promotional clothes brushes associated with prominent historic businesses in Louisville, Kentucky. Two of the brushes represent The Stewart Dry Goods Co., a major department store in the city’s history. One is constructed of light-toned wood with dark-stained incised lettering reading THE STEWART DRY GOODS CO. INCORPORATED LOUISVILLE, KY. with natural-colored bristles. The second Stewart Dry Goods brush features dark-stained wood with a rounded profile and identical incised lettering. The third item is an hourglass-shaped brush for John P. Morton & Company, a significant 19th and early 20th-century printer and stationer. This brush has a reddish-brown wood finish with gold-tone printed text that reads INCREASE YOUR SALES ó ADVERTISE ON BRUSHES along the top edge. The center text identifies the firm as John P. Morton & Company INCORPORATED Printers, Lithographers, Stationers Office Outfitters located at 422 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This brush is fitted with dark bristles. – 8"x3"
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