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A '''carpet beater''' or '''''mattenklopper''''' (from [[Dutch language|Dutch]]) is a [[tool]] used to clean [[carpet]]s and [[rug]]s by hanging them up and beating them. It is usually made of [[willow]] [[switch (rod)|switch]]es woven together in a knot similar to a flattened [[Turk's head knot|Turk's head]]. The number of strands determines the rigidity of the ''mattenklopper''. A two-strand ''mattenklopper'' like the one shown here would be more flexible than a three- or four-strand ''mattenklopper''. Modern mass-production version can also be in plastic or wire. |
A '''carpet beater''' or '''''mattenklopper''''' (from [[Dutch language|Dutch]]) is a [[tool]] used to clean [[carpet]]s and [[rug]]s by hanging them up and beating them. It is usually made of [[willow]] [[switch (rod)|switch]]es woven together in a knot similar to a flattened [[Turk's head knot|Turk's head]]. The number of strands determines the rigidity of the ''mattenklopper''. A two-strand ''mattenklopper'' like the one shown here would be more flexible than a three- or four-strand ''mattenklopper''. Modern mass-production version can also be in plastic or wire. |
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Until the [[1970s]], a ''mattenklopper'' could be found in most well-kept houses in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] |
Until the [[1970s]], a ''mattenklopper'' could be found in most well-kept houses in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] |
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There and for example in Spain, especially the wicker version was also used as a [[pervertible]] for domestic [[spanking]], marking the punished behind in a distinctive pattern. |
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Its use in cleaning has been largely replaced by the [[carpet sweeper]] and then the [[vacuum cleaner]], but it is still sold in household stores. |
Its use in cleaning has been largely replaced by the [[carpet sweeper]] and then the [[vacuum cleaner]], but it is still sold in household stores. |
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[[category:Cleaning tools]] |
[[category:Cleaning tools]] |
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Revision as of 12:48, 12 July 2006
A carpet beater or mattenklopper (from Dutch) is a tool used to clean carpets and rugs by hanging them up and beating them. It is usually made of willow switches woven together in a knot similar to a flattened Turk's head. The number of strands determines the rigidity of the mattenklopper. A two-strand mattenklopper like the one shown here would be more flexible than a three- or four-strand mattenklopper. Modern mass-production version can also be in plastic or wire.
Until the 1970s, a mattenklopper could be found in most well-kept houses in the Netherlands and Belgium There and for example in Spain, especially the wicker version was also used as a pervertible for domestic spanking, marking the punished behind in a distinctive pattern.
Its use in cleaning has been largely replaced by the carpet sweeper and then the vacuum cleaner, but it is still sold in household stores.