Old, wooden carpet sweeper

[gottahaveahoove]

Today, I ventured to an antique mall w/ a friend. When I get it cleaned up, I'll be able to tell the name, etc.
It will be nice to have in my "gallery" with all of the Hoover stuff. The only other non-Hoover item up there will be an old wire carpet beater.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I discovered it is made by

'Perpetual"
Does anyone know anything about that?

 

[hoover300]

A pic would help. Is it just a regular sweeper, or does it have bellows too?

 

[hoover300]

Maybe this? https://www.grpmcollections.org/Detail/objects/140993

 

[gottahaveahoove]

That's the one

exactly! Thanks for posting.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Does anyone know

anything about this sweeper?

 

[hoover300]

Read the museum's despcription

Made around 1892-1900, or probably a little after that. It was made by the National Sweeper Co, and it was bought new by Bissell to compare to their sweepers. They made a ton of sweepers under hundreds of names, rivaling even Bissell. I have a beaten one made by the same company under the name Monarch, it is otherwise identical to this. Sadly there is not a whole lot of info out there on non-Bissell sweepers.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

wow!

Thanks. I knew it was old, not quite that old, but. It's in very good condition.
Thank you for responding.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Which museum

would I find it in?

 

[hoover300]

Grand Rapids Public Museum in the link above. They have 1300 or so sweepers from Bissell’s collection, plus some seriously rare electric vacs like the Bee Model D with the 6 sided motor and fan case. They have pics of most of it, and if you ask they will take more pics. It’ll take a couple weeks but they do it free and it is very worth it for vacs and sweepers with few to none other examples. In fact the Bee D has new pics.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

That's all great to know.

Again, thanks for helping me with this.
Who knew???

 

[fan-of-fans]

wooden sweeper

I saw one at a yard sale earlier, this year. It was a Bissell, I think.