Carpet beater
identifier
ID 620
morphology
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 85.0269 L=87cm WD=28cm WT=290gr
holotype
MOT V 89.0059 L=50cm WD=13cm WT=200gr. Inscription: MADE IN ENGLAND
holotype
MOT V 2006.0274 L=60cm WD=13cm WT=240gr
holotype
MOT V 2012.0399 L=70cm WD=21cm WT=25gr
description
Hand tool for beating carpets, which are then hung on a clothesline (1).
It consists of a woven reed leaf (approx. 20 cm by 30 cm) and a straight reed stem (approx. 50 cm). Another model consists of a wooden handle (approx. 30 cm) to which a rubber loop (approx. 25 cm) is attached and another is made of pleated bamboo, which is tied together by means of iron wire.
See also the clothes beater. [MOT]
(1) There are also horsehair "pillow beaters" (DU CAJU: 240).
MOT V 85.0269
