Sweeper, Carpet

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Resource Type

image

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.

Lesson Plans / Themes

American communities in history
How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

15 Economics
16 History

Author or Creator

Early American Museum

Language

English

Subject / Keywords

Sweeping & dusting
Suburban life
Bissel
Women
Housework
Houses

Collection Publisher

Early American Museum

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

FIC

Date Created

8-1-00

Resource Type	image
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.
Lesson Plans / Themes	American communities in history How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	15 Economics 16 History
Author or Creator	Early American Museum
Language	English
Subject / Keywords	Sweeping & dusting Suburban life Bissel Women Housework Houses
Collection Publisher	Early American Museum
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	FIC
Date Created	8-1-00

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