First commercially available brushes?

[Gerry]

Originally Posted by cfalzerano

I wrote an article for NSMD (Winter 2007) about the history of brushes including photo's of some rare examples, one dated 1913.

Apologies about being late getting back here.

Wow, excellent photos! I'll have to see if I can get a back issue of NSMD (I think there's at least one U.K. drum shop that sells them).

In that last photo, is that broom straw or something?! (the one with brown looking 'bristles').

510, glad you found the additional info interesting!

[Cubinoid]

My flyswatters are from 1918 - or thereabouts.

In fact, most of my kit is from then, and all the drums - as well as the 'swatters are listed in the Windsor brochure, so I think brush technique goes back quite a long way!

[Chicago Dave]

Those Ludwig jazz sticks are really neat.

[Gerry]

Originally Posted by Cubinoid

the 'swatters are listed in the Windsor brochure, so I think brush technique goes back quite a long way!

What year would the Windsor brochure be? Do you have a scan by any chance? Thanks.

[Cubinoid]

Here's the Windsor brochure:
http://www.drumarchive.com/Windsor/

Hope it helps!