Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail hand-painted wooden snake There looks to be one

There looks to be one old repair to the lid in one spot

Framed: 10 5/8" x 8 3/4"

like petrified driftwood

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Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail hand-painted wooden snake There looks to be oneThis reads to me rather like a salesman sample for a full scale handmade straw broom, but I assume it was made as a small utilitarian scrub brush. The brush is fine straw, wrapped in iron wire, with an old iron nail on either side. The handle is wood, which feels hand carved, with a rounded end and a great dry patina. A satisfying and to my eye quite beautiful small thing. 8 1 8 t x 2 5 16 diameter at widest bristles. Good and sturdy condition, with a