Museum object · clothes brushes
Clothes brush used by Pullman porter Percy Davis
1919-1963
African American history · place not specified
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A wood brush with hair bristles. The brush is tan with black hair bristles and is oval shaped. The word “Pullman” is embossed on the back. “Davis” is burned into the back of the brush.
- Catalog date
- 1919-1963
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Labor; Pullman Porters; Transportation
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2014.63.63.7.1
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection