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  • Or that in 1863, U.S. Rep. Preston Brooks, on the floor of the Senate, knocked Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner unconscious with a brass-handled cane, only to be rewarded in his home state with a barbecue serving more than 8,000 people?

    Smoke Signals: Cue the gift books Jim Shahin 2010

  • Rep. Preston Brooks, on the floor of the Senate, knocked Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner unconscious with a brass-handled cane, only to be rewarded in his home state with a barbecue serving more than 8,000 people?

    Smoke Signals: Cue the gift books Jim Shahin 2010

  • A large window with brass-handled casements overlooked the dark, dreaming street.

    Bleeding Violet Dia Reeves 2010

  • Jamie was crouched in the window frame, a large, brass-handled pistol braced across one forearm.

    Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

  • She walked with a brass-handled St. Christopher cane and Kijo could hear her coming—click, click, click—a long time down the street.

    Strangers at the Feast Jennifer Vanderbes 2010

  • She walked with a brass-handled St. Christopher cane and Kijo could hear her coming—click, click, click—a long time down the street.

    Strangers at the Feast Jennifer Vanderbes 2010

  • A large window with brass-handled casements overlooked the dark, dreaming street.

    Bleeding Violet Dia Reeves 2010

  • She walked with a brass-handled St. Christopher cane and Kijo could hear her coming—click, click, click—a long time down the street.

    Strangers at the Feast Jennifer Vanderbes 2010

  • Gone are the 1970s-style brass-handled swing doors and old-fashioned lingerie clinging stubbornly to the hangers; instead you'll find shelves of good-quality convenience food and briskly moving checkout lines.

    Marks & Spencer Blossoms Under Rose 2006

  • Gone are the 1970s-style brass-handled swing doors and old-fashioned lingerie clinging stubbornly to the hangers; instead you'll find shelves of good-quality convenience food and briskly moving checkout lines.

    U.K. Faces Of The Week July 10-14, 2006Forbes U.K. Faces Of The Week July 10-14, 2006 Forbes.com staff 2006

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