Herkules Style Looped Wire Rug Beater with Wooden Handle hanging wrought iron rack which has a great angular

which has a great angular shape

Phillips Collection

Nicely aged and worn

The turned blonde wood cup may be older

inexpensive and easily transported souvenirs

Herkules Style Looped Wire Rug Beater with Wooden Handle hanging wrought iron rack which has a great angularI'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