Cool and Scarce Antique Grain Painting Brush (#3) inuit wood carving And just think of the

And just think of the process of striking and blowing out each and every one of those matches

and it looks very much like ancient Aksumite heads

and formed the hub of a model train set up

and while the inked text at their centers has faded some it is still readable with a bit of effort--all were awarded to a Master Andrew W

often considered the signature ceramic of the Etruscans--indigenous

Cool and Scarce Antique Grain Painting Brush (#3) inuit wood carving And just think of theI'd never seen one of these before but do always have an eye out for a beautiful and unusual brush and what a great looking thing this one. It is a grain painting brush, also called a "pencil overgrainer" as one might imagine, this would allow the furniture painter to create five parallel lines in a single stroke, simulating the look of wood grain lines. And a little research shows that these were made in different sizes this one marked 3. Wood