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Rug beaters, also called carpet beaters, carpet whips, clothes beaters, dust beaters & pillow fluffers, were in common use until the vacuum cleaner became affordable during the early 20th century. Carpets, rugs, clothes, cushions & bedding were hung over a clothesline or railing and the dust and dirt was beat out of them. Typically made of wood, rattan, cane, wicker, spring steel or coiled wire, antique rug beaters have become very collectible yet there are few sources of information about them - at the pre
Local antique stores, antique malls, estate sales, yard sales, public auctions, and your grandmother's attic are all good places to find old rug beaters. And, on-line auction sites will provide you with some idea of what others are willing to pay for that one unique specimen that is missing from their collection.
In most cases, the answer is no. Teardrop shape rugbeaters, yes. True heart shape rugbeaters, not so much. While they might look nice hanging on your walls, those "cute" little cow, pig, rooster, goose, apple, and/or multiple heart shaped rug beaters are almost always "replicas" — although I don't understand how they can be called replicas when the "originals" never actually existed. Of course, all but the most sturdy metal rugbeaters can easily be bent into a heart shape and the world is full of creative p
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