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Broom

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Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1860-1890

GUSN

GUSN-21433

Description

Broom w/ wooden handle and straw head. Consists of straw and thin wooden reeds held together by 3 horizontal rows of stitching and fastened to handle by string.

Details

Descriptive Terms

brooms (maintenance tools)
straw (plant material)
wood (plant material)
Straw
BROOM

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

51.5 x 8.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4587

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