“Gilder's Tip”, “Mops” and “Gilder's Duster” are essential tools in oil gilding.
Prior to lifting the gold leaf off the Gilder's Cushion with the tip, “Gilders” will move the brush over their hair or the palm of the hand. This action will oil the brush lightly and create static for good hold of the metal leaf to the brush. The gold is then attached by “dusting” it to the properly prepared base with the soft squirrel or goat hair mop. This brush may be set into a double quill, a number of chipped quills which also serve as the handle. Another type of “Gilder's Mop”, the “Anschuss-Pinsel”, is also set into chipped quills then attached to a wooden handle.
The latter is also used by Tole Painter and Rosemaler as a fine Blender.

More information may be found in the LeBlank/Smith/Salti book: “Gold-Leaf Techniques” published by ST Publications, Ohio.

114 Bristle brush for gilding, oval shaped, white bristles
short plainwood handles
standard sizes No. 2 to No. 20

410 Gilder's duster, oval shaped or with square edge
finest blue squirrel hair
in green coloured natural quills on plainwood handles

450 Gilder's duster, oval shaped or with square edge
black goat hair
in red coloured natural quills on plainwood handles

466 Gilder's duster, oval shape, grey fine hair
in plastic quills on plainwood handles
sizes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8

500 Gilder's tip, single thickness, blue squirrel hair
in green cardboard holders
width 25 to 100 mm
each piece in a transparent packaging

502 Gilder's tip, double thickness, blue squirrel hair
in red cardboard holders
width 25 to 100 mm
each piece in a transparent packaging

710 Mops, oval shaped or with square edge
pure blue squirrel hair
in green coloured natural quills

750 Mops, oval shaped or with square edge
black goat hair
in red coloured natural quills

Series 410, 450, 710 and 750 are available in the
standard-sizes No. 0 to No. 12 as well as in No. 15, 20 and 25.
Please mention on your order if you want square or oval shape.
The more common shape is oval.