Shoe shine brush used by the Pullman Palace Car Company
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Commissioned by
content: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, American, 1925 - 1978
notes: label: Description
content: A wood shoe shine brush. The brush is tan with bristles on the top and bottom. The bristles on the top are at the front of the brush and are next to a black image of a Pullman train car with the words “Pullman / Shiner Special” written on it.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Pullman Porters
label: Topic
content: Transportation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.63.63.5
objectType: label: Type
content: shoebrushes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and hair
label: Dimensions
content: 2 3/8 × 9 13/16 × 1 15/16 in. (6 × 25 × 5 cm)