19th Century Clothes Brush with Velvet Covered Ferrule and Lacquered Turned Handle dark horsehair The gold foil frame--embossed "Union"

The gold foil frame--embossed "Union" (with flags

I can read "Aug 11" and have found a couple other examples of this wheel out there that show patent dates of Aug

with three drawers large enough to be quite useful

heavy (I'd guess pewter) souvenir Lucky Penny just as an object

gathering a pig or two from various sets of farm animals

19th Century Clothes Brush with Velvet Covered Ferrule and Lacquered Turned Handle dark horsehair The gold foil frame--embossed "Union"The sliver or silver plated band on this very lovely antique clothes brush shows a series of dates, from 1872 to 1881 patent dates or what I am not certain. I love it for the velvet covered ferrule, the black lacquered turned handle, and those very pale bristles, horsehair I believe, with red stitching. Good for sweeping crumbs off the table or eraser shavings from the studio table, or just hanging on the wall by its loop. 6 1 4" tall not including