What is a carpet beater?

Carpet whisk, also known as a carpet, is a tool used to clean carpets and carpets. The rug beater consists of a long handle with a wide, flat head, which often has a pleated or node similar to design. To use the carpet whipper, the user hangs a carpet or a carpet from a laundry or through a fence and intervents it repeatedly with a carpet whisk, releases dust and dirt.

Carpet whipped beater are usually made of wood, rattan, strip or cane. Some models, especially models made at the end of the 20th century, can also be made of wire, metal or plastic. In the 19th century, they became common because mass production sufficiently reduced the prices of carpets and rugs so that many families can afford them. Carpet whisks were common household tools until the mid -20th century, when carpet sweeps began to be replaced and more affordable. However, they have some disadvantages compared to the vacuums. For example, rugs mustbe pulled outdoors to be defeated. In Britain and the Netherlands, the beating of carpets was traditionally carried out in the backyard of the house, so cleaning could only be done in good weather. In the case of houses without yards, the carpets were suspended from the windows to be defeated, which could be unpleasant for passers -by, who would have to go through the cloud of dust and dirt.

Although they are no longer commonly used for their original purpose, antique rug beater can be collectible items. Some carpet whipped beater have complex patterned heads, and they have become popular ornaments at the end of the 20th century, often hanging on walls in pairs or groups. Some carpet beater designed for collectors' market has decorative heads in the shape of animals, hearts or other patterns. They are popular for decoration, but they were not common in functional carpet whipped creams. Carpet replicas can be found online and in many stores and authentic rugsThe beater, which were once ubiquitous in households, are relatively affordable antiques.

In the Netherlands, a carpet beater (known as "Matten Floor") was usually used for corporal punishment. The children were spanking using a wide, flat head -like head of the carpet. Carpet beater and punishment are so connected in the Dutch culture that the carpet beater remains a symbol of discipline, authority and traditional values. It is associated with a stereotypical figure controlling and efficient mother and housewives.