Patent Model - Handle Attachment
Maker and role
Frank Brough, Patentee
Production date
Feb 28 1888
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
1 1/4 x 12 x 1 1/2" (3.2 x 30.5 x 3.8cm)
Description
Brough's patent provides "a simple, inexpensive, and convenient means by which an ordinary broom or other handle may be lengthened when necessary, as when sweeping a high ceiling or cleaning a high window." (Patent Number 378,540)
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Object number
2015.14.3596a-c
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