Any excess larvae were removed with a clothes brush at the end of each drag.
For this reason, visible lint is often removed with a lint roller or clothes brush.
In the past shoe brushes were free and clothes brushes were taxed.
We find that toilet brushes, bath brushes, clothes brushes, eyebrow brushes, hair brushes, hat brushes, nail brushes, shaving brushes, and animal toilet brushes are all equated with toothbrushes.
Additional free extras given out at retail counters included clothes brushes and identification tags which buttoned inside raincoats.
