Artwork : ArchiveNo00136

Deck Brush Head 1758

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	HMS Victory
Contributor Image	Peter_Goodwin_pic.jpg
Profession
Location	Portsea
Collection Date	05.06.08
Artefact Name	Deck Brush Head
Artefact Description	It is a large wooden block (a pole would have fitted in this to form the brush). A perforated wooden plate where boar bristles were placed.
Artefact Date	1758
Artefact Stored	Carpenter’s store, HMS Victory
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	brush_head.jpg
Sample Taken	Boar hair bristles
Sample Image
History of Artefact	It is from HMS Invincible which sank in 1758. The brush head has a broad arrow (roughly inscribed) to show that it was property of the government. It was used for brushing and scrubbing the decks.
Historian	Peter Goodwin
Previous Owners	HMS Invincible
Special Memories
Artwork Image	00136_WEB.jpg

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