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riage work. A part of the yellow birch and sugar maple went 

 into logging sleighs, which are used in connection with steam 

 log haulers. The red maple reported was used for carriage 



and wagon work. 



Caskets and Coffins. 



The manufacturers of caskets and coffins obtain the greatest 

 part of their material from within the State, using white pine 

 in preference to any other wood. Much of the white pine, of 

 course, was manufactured into casket and coffin boxes. Much 

 of the chestnut reported was designated as sound wormy 

 stock, and was used for invisible parts covered by cloth. The 

 redwood, Spanish cedar, and yellow poplar, were used for 

 mouldings and trimmings. 



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Brushes. 



The manufacture of brushes in this country, is usually car- 

 ried on by two classes of manufacturers. One class manufac- 

 tures the brush back or block, which is shipped to another 

 plant where special machines bore holes in the block and in- 

 sert and fix the bristles. Maine brush manufacturers are of 

 the first class. 



The basswood was manufactured into brush backs and part 

 of the paper birch into brush handles. The rest of the paper 

 birch together with the other woods went into brush backs and 

 brush blocks. 



