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Object Name:

Fly Whisk

Maker(s):

F. & C. Osler (English Manufacturer, active 1807-1922), Manufacturer

Place Made:

England, West Midlands, Birmingham

Accession Number:

2000.2.3

Dimensions:

Overall (Switch Bent) H: 47.5 cm, Diam (max): 3 cm

Location:

On Display

Date:

about 1875

Primary Description:

Colorless lead glass, brass, horsehair; cut, polished, brass electroplated, assembled. The long, thin cut glass handle is attached to an electroplated finial into which screws a holder for the long horse-hair whisk (the horse-hair modern).