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TO ALL WHOM IT-MY lCONCERNE "Be it known that l', lGEORGE A. WHITE, of Boston, in the county of Suiiolk, and State of Massachusetts, have linvented an improvement in Paint and Varnish Brushes; and I do hereby declare that the following, taken f in connection with the drawings which accompany and form part ofthis specification, is a description of my invention sufficient to enable those skilled vin the art to practise it.

I The invention relates to the application of a binder to the bristles f the common paint or'varnish brush, in' continuation of the ferrule which encircles and encloses the bristles, the object of this binder being to hold A the bristles securelyy in' placewhile the new brush vis being broken in.

My invention consists inapplying to the ferrulea series oi' two or more fendenwires, or a coreor cylinder of paper or pasteboard projecting' down `from the' innersurfaee of the ferrule, in such manner that a cord may be wound over such wires orcylinder, downto-such distance from the ferrule as may b e desirable.

The vdrawing represents brushes embodying the invention; Ashowing a brush with only the fender-wires and cord,and B the paper cylinder combined with these wires, each'vie'w showing the cord as broken Vaway in part, to show lthe wire or paper beyond. z denotes the metal ferrule enclosing the bristles Zz, in and'Y securing them to Athejhandle e', in the usual manner, thisferrule being. made ofv wires wound in cylindrical formvand solderedv together.V Between the bristles and the inner surface of the ferrule I secure two or any other suitable number of' fenders or guardwirespc, `sorapplied as to project down beyond the ferrule, and around the wires I wind a cord, d, bringing the coils closely together, and cementing them or covering them with paint, the lower ends of the wires beingftulrned or hooked over, as seen at d', to hold the cordin place. In 4addition to this cord, 'I sometimes apply a paper vcore or cylinder, e, (as seen at B3) winding the cord around the paper, as shown inthe drawing. The general method of binding a brush is. to throw'a loop over the handle and carry the twine down overfthe ferrule on bothv sides, then wind it around the bristles belowv the ferrule. By this method itis nearly A impossible 'to bind them uniformly, some being boundso tight that they work todisadvantage; others bind so loosely that the twinemoves with the working` of the brush, preventing it from-wearing to an even wedgeiform desired by painters. A-cloth, rubber, or any other binding now in use, operates in the same man neri ABefore using a new brush, painters generally allow it to remain in water of the depth of an inch or more for some tiure, making the bristles soft and pliable, and causing the handle to swell a little, which makes the brush vless liable to come to pieces, and then they bind it in the manner described above. Painters object to a cloth'or an elastic binding, as i't is always made fast to the brush, and cannot vbe detached to puttheA brush in soak, and after soaking it usually makes the binding so tight as to cause the brush to work badly, and injures the shape ofthe brush, so that ,it will not wearto an even wedge-form. By my methodof applying the cord I do away with theloop around the handle and the twine on theV sides of the brush, of which painters complain, as they hurt the fingers. My binding being made separatev from the ferrule, can be put on the brush by the painterat'ter it has beensoaked, 'andis heldin its'place by the'fender-wires attached tothe brush,- the hooks nl passing under the strands of the binding, holding it so ti'g'ht that the paint or oil is prevented from working out between the ferrule and binding. When twine of which the binding is made is Awound upon'papcr or a substitute, and cemented to the same, the bindingrcan be made straight, the same as the ferrule,or slightly tapering, as the purchaser may desire, this Amethod allowingfree play of the bristles to the vferru'le, Aand preventing the paint from hardening under'the binding, so that whenthe binding is vremoved entirely the bristles still retain their elasticity as at lirst. Asthe brush wears up the binding can be removed, one strand or more at`a time, as the painter'maysee vtit, without disturbing the whole, the brush still retaining its'shape. My fenderlwires being made'af Wire or some substitute, passing throughthe ferrule with vthe bristles, caribe drawn out or cut' 01T when the brush becomes worn, so that thebinding is no longer needed. This binding can be attachedto a.` brush made with an iron wire o); twine ferrule,''also to'all brusheslused'by painters, of' any oval or round form.

`claim'combining with the"ferrule a, the fender-wires c, and binder-cord d, substantially as described.

Also,` in combination with such binder-cord, the paper cylinder e, or its equivalent, substantially as set forth.

i GEO. A. WHITE.

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