Silas just barked, which was really loud on the video, so I cut that part out. After 'talking' to it for a bit, Saffy grabbed one of her toys and seemed to be trying to figure out how to play with the sweeper.
The sweeper dates from the late 1940's and in period ads from newspapers, visible online, it is shown as follows.
And this is the description and price.
My grandmother used it just about every day. It really does work! It even gets the dog hair up, so Saffy and Silas might have to get used to it.
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Saffy must be on the same wavelength as Lorelai Gilmore. There were ears and noses and eyes all alert and looking about!! We had a carpet sweeper too when I was little and it was our job to use it. Ours was: green!!!! I should have liked to hear Silas's bark!!!
Those are so handy; you wonder why there aren't more modern versions!
There are modern versions, even made by the same company. But I have the old one since it still works and I'm amused by it being vintage!
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