Antique French Traveler's Clothes Brush Set with Bakelite Handles in Leather Case native baskets Victoria and Albert Museum London

Victoria and Albert Museum London

with the oak re-stained a nice mahogany

From what I understand

earthy brown decorated with white stripes

it's in perfect condition

Antique French Traveler's Clothes Brush Set with Bakelite Handles in Leather Case native baskets Victoria and Albert Museum LondonHow nice to throw this lovely pair of antique French Travelers clothes brushes into one's suitcase atop a pile of carefully folded clothes when setting off on a long trip! And how much more civilized to use these to brush lint (and dog hair!) off those clothes than one of those cheap plastic rollers that invariably fall apart and always exasperate me! Dating from the 1910s and made of bakelite and natural bristles, they fit nicely into slots on either