Kellogg's No. 255 Whisk Broom with Wood Handle pyrography decoration its bottom side

its bottom side

A beautiful and beautifully constructed object

which seems at once fierce and friendly

on a tabletop

which should be easily glued or taped back in place

Kellogg's No. 255 Whisk Broom with Wood Handle pyrography decoration its bottom sideJohn Kellogg, the founder of Kellogg's cereal company, apparently once denounced shredded wheat as tasteless: "like eating a whisk broom." Of course once the patent for Shredded What expired in 1912, Kellogg's began producing their own version, and I like to think this whisk broom was a company give away that cleverly made reference to John Kellogg's original comment! I think it's a pretty great looking and handy little broom, which I would hang on