Sweeper, Carpet
- Object Name:
- Sweeper, Carpet
- Object ID:
- 1989.052.02
- Creator:
- PneuVac Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1915
- Description:
- Carpet sweeper. Sweeper-Vac, made by PneuVac Company, Boston, MA. Long maple handle, attached to wooden sweeper box by steel bracket. Nameplate reads: "SWEEPER-VAC / MANUFACTURED BY / PNEUVAC CO. / BOSTON, MASS. No. / PATENTED JULY 4, 1911 - JAN. 23, 1912."
- Material:
- Wood
Maple
Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-53 W-10 D-16 inches
- Provenance:
- The sweeper was in the MacReady house in Jaffrey, NH, in 1945. The house has been in the MacCready family since 1805.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. Robert MacCready
- Subjects:
- Sweeping and dusting, Vacuum cleaners
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