Sweeper, Carpet
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| Title | Sweeper, Carpet |
| Coverage-Year | 1890 |
| Description | Wooden long handled carpet sweeper with wooden handle. Rotating brush system attached to a steel roller. Four wheels in rotating assembly. Marked: "Bissel's Grand Rapids Cycoball Bearing". |
| Interpretation | Cleaning house in the early 1900s took an amazing amount of time and effort. It was a task usually done by women, and experts at the time estimated that it took 27 hours per week just to keep an eight room house clean. Carpet sweepers like this Bissel made it much easier to clean carpets in the home rather than taking them outside to beat them clean. |
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| Author or Creator | Early American Museum |
| Resource Type | Still image |
| Language | eng |
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| Collection Publisher | Early American Museum |
| Rights Statement | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Resource Identifier | FIC |
| Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
| Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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