Hairbrush
1940s (manufactured)
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This hairbrush was used by Linda Underwood when she was a baby. It is made by G B Kent & Sons Ltd, an English brush manufacturer who founded their business in 1777 and who continue to sell a range of different brushes today.
Linda was born in Stepney in 1947. She remembers: “As a child in London my mother would take me on the bus and we would go to John Lewis in Oxford Street, where she would buy material to make clothes.” Kent Brushes have had a long established connection with John Lewis and it is likely that Linda's mother also purchased her Kent hairbrush there.
Linda was born in Stepney in 1947. She remembers: “As a child in London my mother would take me on the bus and we would go to John Lewis in Oxford Street, where she would buy material to make clothes.” Kent Brushes have had a long established connection with John Lewis and it is likely that Linda's mother also purchased her Kent hairbrush there.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Nylon bristles inserted into moulded plastic, probably phenol formaldehyde |
| Brief description | Baby hairbrush, marbelised plastic with nylon bristles, made by Kent Brushes, England, 1940s |
| Physical description | A baby's hairbrush with a handle made of moulded, marbelised butterscotch coloured plastic and soft nylon bristles. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Linda Underwood |
| Object history | |
| Summary | This hairbrush was used by Linda Underwood when she was a baby. It is made by G B Kent & Sons Ltd, an English brush manufacturer who founded their business in 1777 and who continue to sell a range of different brushes today. Linda was born in Stepney in 1947. She remembers: “As a child in London my mother would take me on the bus and we would go to John Lewis in Oxford Street, where she would buy material to make clothes.” Kent Brushes have had a long established connection with John Lewis and it is likely that Linda's mother also purchased her Kent hairbrush there. |
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| Accession number | B.579-2016 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2017 |
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