Empire Brush Works "Round Painter Duster" Horsehair Brush lacquer box glossy surface and turns black

glossy surface and turns black on exposure to air

This particular box features the original oak stain and mark on the front reading  "Patented 1889

but there is a compound effect to having the four together

reminding me a bit of a Helen Frankenthaler painting

Empire Brush Works "Round Painter Duster" Horsehair Brush lacquer box glossy surface and turns blackA beautiful old never used horsehair brush with its original paper wrapper, made by Empire Brush Works of Port Chester, New York! This is a very beautiful brush, with turned wooden handle that screws off, and bristles of two colors, black and blond. The graphics on the label are pretty great too including the logo with Empire Brushes circling a globe and the phrase "Clean Round the World"! The brush measures 11 7 8" long with a diameter of 2 1 2". The