BOOT BRUSH

Estimated to date back to the first half of the 20th century.
Clues to suggest this age include the manufacturing technique (the bristles are drawn and secured into a solid wooden block using traditional wiring methods typical of late Victorian and early 20th-century utility brushes) and materials used (it features a wooden stock fitted with animal hair bristles - likely a horsehair blend - which have naturally darkened over time from dirt, boot polish, and age).