Beater, Rug
Rug beater bearing remnants of Shaker label, Mount Lebanon, NY
Description
Wooden rug beater. The beater is made of a light-colored wood. It has a turned wood handle approximately 5 1/2" with a tenon. Glued to either side of the tenon are the ends of a bent wooden rod, bent into a tear-drop shape. The rod is further secured to the tenon by two metal brackets, painted black, one above the handle and the other at the end of the tenon. In between the two brackets is a printed label.