Glass bristle brushes

Roisin Miles <rosettadubh [at] yahoo__co__uk> writes

>A colleague has asked me to post this query. Does anyone know of a
>supplier of 17mm and 20mm diameter soft bristle brushes bound with
>cord or canvas? The supplier they previously used has stopped
>supplying them. They are used to clean corrosion products,
>particularly on softer metals.

We have had good luck working with Cynthia Cobb, a product
specialist at The Eraser Company <URL:http://www.eraser.com>, based
in Syracuse, New York. As always, be careful using these, as the
loose and broken fibers can lodge in your skin and be hard to
remove, in addition to concerns about fiber inhalation.  Take care,

Thomas J. Braun
Daniels Object Conservation Laboratory
Minnesota Historical Society


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