1075

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 December 1864 (5 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

1075 - L Dec. 23:4/3 - "The "self wringing mop" is being manufactured by
Keiney and Company, located at the foot of Champlain and Canal sts. The
mop was patented in October, 1861, and is an innovation dangerous to the “”
existence of the old-fashioned ones. "For what female, after seeing this
contrivance for mopping without touching her hands to the foul cloth, will . .
consent longer to use an article that is essentially filthy?" . . " ... "
Kedney and Company make 600 mops daily, employing seven men. These
mops are shipped to Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa. . (5)

Household Equipment and Furnishings

Index terms:

Canal st.; Champlain st.; *Ilousehold Equipment & Furnishings; Indiana; Iowa; Kedney and co. (manufacturers); Michigan; Wisconsin