Brief description: hand-made tuft of Bahia Bass fibre for a broom, tied and dipped in pitch, used by Hill Brush Co, Mere, Wiltshire, 1982

Classifications:
trade | brush mfr |
Material:
Condition: good

Brief description: platform broom, with Bahia Bass and Bassine bristles, used by Hill Brush Co, Mere, Wiltshire, 1982

Classifications:
trade | brush mfr |
Material:
Condition: good

Brief description: piece of chert pavement, from Eight Acre Field, Hilly Ground, Broadmead Farm, West Knoyle, Wiltshire

Classifications:
natural science | geology |
Material:
Condition: good

Brief description: bundle of Bassine fibre from India, used for brushes by Hill Brush Co, Mere, Wiltshire, 1982

Classifications:
trade | brush mfr |
Material:
Condition: good

Brief description: broomhead, older with Bassine bristles, used by Hill Brush Co, Mere, Wiltshire, 1982

Classifications:
trade | brush mfr |
Material: wood leather
Condition: good

Brief description: bundle of red PVC fibre for brushes used by Hill Brush Co, Mere, Wiltshire, 1982

Classifications:
trade | brush mfr |
Material: plastic
Condition: good

Brief description: broomhead, with PVC bristles, broken to show how tufts are stapled in, used by Hill Brush Co, Mere, Wiltshire, 1982

Classifications:
trade | brush mfr |
Material: wood plastic
Condition: good

Brief description: broom, birch? with black polyprolylene bristles, made by Hill Brush Co, Mere, Wiltshire, 1982

Classifications:
trade | brush mfr |
Material: wood plastic
Condition: good

Brief description: machine formed tuft of PVC fibre and metal staple for broom, used by Hill Brush Co, Mere, Wiltshire, 1982

Classifications:
trade | brush mfr |
Material: plastic
Condition: good

Brief description: bundle of Sulimar fibre from Sierra Leone palm leaves used for brushes by Hill Brush Co, Mere, Wiltshire, 1982 (Photograph(s) not available online)

Classifications:
trade | brush mfr |
Material:
Condition: good