THE WIRE BRUSH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17996, 5 November 1926, Page 10

THE WIRE BRUSH.

There are several most ingenious brushes for cleaning pans: for one a saving of two hours' work per day or seven hundred hours per year is claimed. The maker does not carry his calculations farther, so it is impossible to quote the saving of time to be gained by a lifelong use of the brush. Some small wire brushes clean brass or steel pans very effectively. Another good brush, also a patent, is much the shape of a butter patter. It has very short bristles and is used for cleaning corroded soot from pans, or for removing rust from any metal. It is really a kind of household file, and can be used on stone. Another wire brush has been designed to clean carpets, mats, and motor-car seats. It is a very useful brush and can be trusted with silk equally well as with thick felt. There is a special brush for renovating plush and velour, and another of fine crinkled brass wire for burnishing silver plate. This is a silversmith’s brush, and will get into the smallest crevice in a piece of silver. Another brush, also of crinkled brass wire, is specially made for cleaning suede leather and felt hats.