Blast from the Past: Can You Name These 20 Forgotten Retro Household Items?

What is this woven wire or wicker tool used for beating dust out of carpets hanging outdoors?

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Before standard household vacuum cleaners existed, rugs and carpets were carried outside, hung over a clothesline, and vigorously hit with a rug beater (carpet beater) made of wood, cane, wicker, or wire to shake out trapped dust and dirt.

What is this woven wire or wicker tool used for beating dust out of carpets hanging outdoors?

Snowshoe

Fly-swatter

Rug Beater

Fish net

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