Primitive Handmade Horsehair Drafting Brush hinged It's stuffed with batting or

It's stuffed with batting or similar rather than beads or something heavy

I'd guess 1920-40s

I am certainly very glad they made the effort

with some loss of paint which I think rather adds to their charm

and the color on what I think was once a blue coat--and now he needs to lean or have something placed under the wheelbarrow in order to stand up

Primitive Handmade Horsehair Drafting Brush hinged It's stuffed with batting orI've had told this wonderful old handmade brush with long, snake like handle is a drafting brush, used for sweeping eraser crumbs off of blueprints, and indeed it would be useful for that though also be good for cobweb sweeping in high places! I just love how primitive and sculptural an object is, with those great wire stitches holding the bristles in place. This one has a hole near the end, making it all the easier to hang from the wall to admire! 24