The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
ABOUT SHOE sRusHEs.


xhe best Are Mads From Brlsties rnken|
From Russia's VIVID Bears.
The best shoe brushes said
Brooklyn manufacturer, ''are made
from Russian bristles taken from the
back Of the wild boar. In fact these
bristles are the only kind that arc
used In the manufacture Of any variety
Of first-class brushes The American
pig cultivates bristles Of poor quality,
. result probably Of generations Of
good living. By the way, although
this Is but incidentally connected with
the subject. did you ever see them
scrape the bristles from hogP No.
Well. it is an interesting sight As the
porker comes up out OF the vat Of boil
Ing water into which he was dumped
few seconds after he was struck. .
hook Is fastened to his jaw. To the
hook Is attackedsa stout chain, which
In turn is fastened to drum, after 1t
has passed through an upright steel
Bpiler or what looks like boiler. It
IL not really q boiler. you know, but
sisa Ply stse! lined With Il sEi bic dee
fastened to its sides by springs. At
signal the drum revolves and Mr.. Pig
is drawn slowly up through this appa-
ratus, coming out at the top nearly as
smooth MS a baby's face. You see. the
knives scrape off the bristles and the.
springs upon which they are fixed
make them pass over every part of the
pigs anatomy. the few remaining
bristles are picked off by hand. As /
have said,r these American bristles are
not much good, for they are soft and
aabby. Shoe brushes are not only
made Of bristles, but horse hair is also
used In their manufacture. Horse-hair
brushes are much cheaper than bristle
brushes, apd you can buy good one
Of the former variety from rs to 70
cents, while the latter range in price
from rs to $3.50. Brushes made with
separate daubers are preferred nova
days, although but few years ago
you could scarcely buy backing
brush without the dauber attached.
For very cheap brush substance
called Tampico. grass that grows in
Mexico is used"
"Blacking brushes vary in stiffness,
do they notp"
Yes, indeed; some people prefer "a
very stiff one and others those more
flexible. Brushes are high priced not
only because OF the cost of sfirst=class,
bristles, but also because they have to
be made by hand. The Russian bristles
come In sorted bundles, which weigh
from one to five pounds apiece. They
are then packed into hogsheads,
whiehA when FLIED, weigh about 600
observation-disclosures through
which they are put when received at
the factory is the combing process. A
combs firmly fastened to bench, and
the comber draws the bristles, hand
full at time, over it, thus separating
the long from the short. Another
combing follows after the bristles
have been washed. and the best
bleached. The longest bristles, are
about seven inches in length and are
used largely in the making of paint
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shoe brush is shaped and bored full OF
holes by machinery. Into each hole is
! then passed the doubled over ends OF
the bristles and wire is passed
through the loop This wire is con-
tinuous andeis passed around until nil
the bristles are firmly secured. Fhe
holes are then stopped with cement
and piece of polished veneer. of tho
right shape is glued on to the back.
Sometimes the ends OF the bristles are
evened of one row at a time. but
usually the rough ends are passed
over revolving knife. which clips
them down to an even surface. The
brushes are then vanished, and when
dry are ready. for the market. Re-
Gently there have been invented many
new kinds OF daubers with galvanized
frames, iron frames and handles.
The bristles are held In place in such
by compression apd cement Many of
these daubers have sharp iron point
at the side by which the dry mud may
be scraped from the shoe. Brooklyn
Eagle.