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Grate polish and brush and advertisment for lead polish

Blacklead Brushes and Liquid Firegrate Polish were used to blacklead the kitchen range every morning after the fire had been cleaned out. This stopped it from rusting and made it shine.

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Roll over this photo to switch between the blacklead brush and polish in the museum's collection and an advertisement for "Fireside Black Beauty" Grand Black Lead.


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