Herkules Style Looped Wire Rug Beater with Wooden Handle stunning rug I love the pronounced ribs

I love the pronounced ribs and the irregularities of the the glazing on this terrific 1940's Zanesville Pottery cylindrical vase from the "Homespun" series

This 1911 special edition of Longfellow’s "Voices of the Night" features a padded white cover with great gold text and flourishes framing a river view

Makah baskets very similar to this one

I am guessing they are quite old

Edward Higgins

Herkules Style Looped Wire Rug Beater with Wooden Handle stunning rug I love the pronounced ribsI'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