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   brushing slide
   A sliding shelf between the top drawer and the top surface of a chest of drawers or above the middle drawer of a TALLBOY. Its function was to provide a pull-out surface on which clothes could be laid out for brushing prior to wearing.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
   
   
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   brushing-slide
   A sliding shelf between the top drawer and the top surface of a chest of drawers or above the middle drawer of a tallboy. Its function was to provide a pull-out surface on which clothes could be laid out for brushing prior to wearing.
   Found op http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-b.html
   
   

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