General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

WOOD; METAL, BRISTLES, PROBABLY FIBRE STRING AROUND PULLEYS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

141.0 cm

Width

36.0 cm

Height

19.5 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Housekeeping

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

HATLINGER

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO REMOVE DIRT FROM CARPETS

Technical

THE 1ST STEP IN THE MECHANIZATION OF CARPET CLEANING WAS THE INTRODUCTION OF A MECHANICAL CARPET SWEEPER IN WHICH CYLINDRICAL BRUSHES TURNED & SWEPT DIRT INTO SWEEPER HOUSING/ THIS SWEEPER IS AN EXAMPLE OF THESE EARLY STYLES/ IT HAS THE IMPROVEMENT OF HAVING THE HEIGHTH OF THE BRUSHES ADJUSTABLE

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

LABEL ON BASE 'DIRECTIONS./ In order that the sweeper may work perfectly, there are two points to be observed./ 1st, That the brush is adjusted neither too high nor too low. This is regulated by loosening the thumb screws on each side of/ the machine and sliding the castings to the required position, after which fasten the thumb screws firmly in place./ 2nd, Should hairs or threads get around the pivot of the brush, which may be known by the Sweeper working hard when/ lifted from the floor, remove them by taking out the brush, which is done by unscrewing the small iron pulley at the right side/ and the corresponding pin at the left side./ Should the bands grow too loose shorten them by unhooking and cutting out a small piece. Oil the bearings occasionally./ Carpets yielding and soft in texture require the brush higher than a floor oil-cloth or hard carpeting of any kind."/ Patented June 24, 1873,and July 20, 1875./ JOSEPH J. HATLINGER,/ Inventor, Patentee and Proprietor.'

Missing

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Finish

Unknown

Decoration

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