Wire Rug Beater

Object/Artifact

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Wildwood Historic Center

Name/Title

Wire Rug Beater

Entry/Object ID

1971.020.031

Description

Fly wing design wire rug beater with wooden handle.

Context

Used in housekeeping in the 1800’s.

Collection

Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]

Acquisition

Accession

1971.020

Source or Donor

020 Mrs. Laurine Oetgen Kimmel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Beater, Rug

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Housekeeping Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Maintenance T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Width

9-1/2 in

Length

30-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Length includes 4.5 inch wooden handle.

Location

Shelf

Shelves

Wall

East Wall

Room

Pantry

Floor

First Floor

Building

Wildwood House

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Provenance

Notes

Mrs. Richard Kimmel part owner of Kimmel Orchard. Mrs. Kimmel (Laurine) famous for watercolor paintings of outhouses. Her estate allows only Wildwood Historic Center to sell her prints.