John A Manson Hardware Co Hanging Copper Inventory and Repair Lists wood and goat hair 6 1/8" long x 3"

6 1/8" long x 3" across at widest part of handle / 4 1/2" across at bristles

But turn it on its side vertically

overall very good condition

" (In 1929 the company outfitted Charles Lindberg for his  his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean

John A Manson Hardware Co Hanging Copper Inventory and Repair Lists wood and goat hair 6 1/8" long x 3"A little research led me to discover that John A Manson Company at 253 Broadway in Manhattan (stamped on these copper mounts) was a hardware store, established by Manson around 1910, with a citation in the Hardware Dealers Magazine in 1913 noting that price cards like these (sold via catalogue as well as at the store) were Manson's speciality. These two were certainly put to use, with the handwritten card on one detailing the sizes, costs and sale