Cool and Scarce Antique Grain Painting Brush (#3) hayes Super crisp and bright

Super crisp and bright

standing tall in his suit

with lovely bouquet and pretty gold border

with magnifying glass at center of the lid (with brass cap to cover it)

Cool and Scarce Antique Grain Painting Brush (#3) hayes Super crisp and brightI'd never seen one of these before but do always have an eye out for a beautiful and unusual brush and what a great looking thing this one. It is a grain painting brush, also called a "pencil overgrainer" as one might imagine, this would allow the furniture painter to create five parallel lines in a single stroke, simulating the look of wood grain lines. And a little research shows that these were made in different sizes this one marked 3. Wood