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A shoe-polishing brush from the Glasner & Barzen Distilling and Importing Co. of Kansas City, MO. It measures 7-3/4" in length and is 2" wide. The handle is wood and is impressed with the company name and an advertisement for Diplomat whiskey, "Just Right". The bristles appear to be natural and are clean, so may have been used as a clothes brush rather than on shoes. The handle is stamped with "MADE IN GERMANY" on one side, "J. DUKAS & Co., NEW YORK" on the other.

From the Paul Gronquist collection. Reproduced here with kind permission.