Broom

Broom with label remnant, Center Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.4155.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Broomcorn broom triple-stitched with string and bound to maple handle with wire. Remnants of paper label above broomcorn on handle.

Notes

Bears remnant of a label that originally read "ROBERT VALENTINE, Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer genuine SHAKER BROOMS, No. 5, Mount Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y."

New York Mount Lebanon Center Family

New York Mount Lebanon Center Family

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