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1. An apparatus comprising a labeling machine, said labeling machine comprising a rotor, a first brush, a second brush, a carrier, and a bearing arrangement, wherein said first brush is disposed on a radial line at a first radius from an axis of said rotor, wherein said second brush is disposed along said radial line and opposite said first brush at a second radius from said axis, said first brush and said second brush thereby defining a channel therebetween for passage of bottles between said first brush and said second brush, said channel between said first brush and said second brush having a width sufficient to accommodate a bottle while enabling said first brush to contact a first portion of a surface of said container and said second brush to contact a second portion of said surface of said container and second brushes to contact opposing surfaces of said container, wherein said bottles are passed between said first brush and said second brush by a rotor that carries said bottles, wherein, in use, said rotor is in motion relative to said first and second brushes, wherein said carrier supports said first brush element, wherein said carrier remains stationary while said rotor rotates, wherein said bearing arrangement is provided between said rotor and said carrier to assist in preventing said carrier from being entrained by said rotor, wherein said bearing arrangement is a sliding bearing, wherein said sliding bearing comprises a first bearing element on said rotor, wherein said first bearing element comprises a first bearing surface, wherein said sliding bearing comprises a second bearing element on said carrier, wherein said second bearing element comprises a second bearing surface, wherein said first bearing surface directly abuts said second bearing surface, wherein one of said first bearing surface and said second bearing surface is made of plastic, and wherein an other of said first bearing surface and said second bearing surface is made of corrosion-resistant metal.
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