Shaker broom vise
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The Shaker broom vise is a specialized production vise that made the normally round broom flat to make it more efficient for cleaning purposes. The Shakers' invention revolutionized the production and
Shaker wooden broom vise close-up
Making Shaker brooms
Several Shaker brooms just made
Flat brooms stitched to hold form
Sorghum
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Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum and also known as broomcorn, great millet, Indian millet, Guinea corn, jowar, or milo, is a species in the grass genus Sorghum. It is typically an annual, but
Shaker broom vise
…expanding an industry in New England. Shaker brooms built upon the 1797 contribution of Levi Dickenson of Hadley, Massachusetts, who used tassels of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), known as broom corn, to make a better grade of broom. Brooms were essential to kitchen and hearth cleanliness. The manufacture and…
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Botanical illustration
Maturing crop, Germany
Ripe panicle, India