Herkules Style Looped Wire Rug Beater with Wooden Handle stunning rug before rules changed to 4/3

before rules changed to 4/3 in 1888

I'm a huge fan of Brazilian art and architecture of the 60s and 70s

Edward Higgins

Or give it a good clean with some butcher block cleaner and use it for serving cheese and crackers

I am guessing they are quite old

Herkules Style Looped Wire Rug Beater with Wooden Handle stunning rug before rules changed to 4/3I'd never seen a rug beater like this before when I found it, and just fell in love with the look of it, with its elegant form and especially that beautiful tightly looping wire, which casts a pretty wonderful shadow. I've since learned this is called a Herkules rug beater, and that these are made, usually in German, for pretty heavy duty rug beating! The shape of this one is the loveliest I've seen, with an especially long wire neck giving it lots of