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Offline skipskip

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very serious scrub brush
« on: January 04, 2019, 10:25:10 PM »
long handle brush made of iron with a replaceable scrub brush

brush is about 12 inches long and 4 inches wide

VERY heavy

John Ferris was a brush maker here in Albany , hence the "Ferris Albany" stamped into it.

Any idea what it was used for?


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Re: very serious scrub brush
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2019, 04:15:12 AM »
Cleaning Ferris Wheels? :-)
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Re: very serious scrub brush
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2019, 07:39:12 AM »

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Re: very serious scrub brush
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2019, 07:47:39 AM »
Cleaning Big Foots back! :grin:

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Re: very serious scrub brush
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2019, 09:53:26 AM »
I have a similar one but mine has a carpet like material on the bottom and I was told it was a floor polisher.

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Re: very serious scrub brush
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2019, 06:58:51 PM »
First thought was for scrubbing teak decks on old battleships?  Any real old sailors (older than me) out there?

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Re: very serious scrub brush
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2019, 03:31:04 PM »
I thought marine use also  but didnt know how it might work

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