A little vintage novelty
By Fleur
@Fleura (30597)
United Kingdom
November 9, 2022 3:33am CST
I thought @JudyEv might like this, I know she enjoys these quirky little vintage finds.
This is just an ordinary dustpan and brush – or is it?
It’s only about 6 inches across and the brush has quite short, rather stiff bristles.
In fact it’s a crumb tray – for sweeping up crumbs and other scraps off the tablecloth. Obviously it can’t do much for spilled gravy but it does a pretty good job otherwise. And perhaps it looks a little bit nicer for clearing up around guests then using the dishcloth? (Of course it would be better if I gave it a bit of TLC!)
All these odds and ends just collectively add up to so much ‘clutter’ of course when you can make do with a damp cloth but I do like having them!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16806)
• China
9 Nov 22
The crumb tray and brush can be called antiques ! At first sight I think it is a drawer ,then I rule out it, because I find that it is a trapezium.
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@BarBaraPrz (47858)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Nov 22
It looks so much larger in your photo than it actually is. I remember reading a story (probably in French Lit) where they'd just brush the crumbs onto the floor and let the geese in to gobble them up...
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@allknowing (138454)
• India
9 Nov 22
We have glass top dining table but use a table cloth. Crumbs if any are picked up by hand.
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@allknowing (138454)
• India
10 Nov 22
@Fleura No crusty bread here and even there was we would not spill it around(lol)
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@dgobucks226 (35809)
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9 Nov 22
Very cool! Wouldn't that be a topic of conversation at an eatery if the waiter/waitress use that device to clean the crumbs off the table 
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@vandana7 (100714)
• India
16 Nov 22
My aunt found an excellent tray that doesn't leave much to be cleared afterwards. Normally, the ones which I have, there is gap between floor and the tray, if we tilt too much, the dust is not collected - it slips off, if we keep it horizontal or slightly tilted, the dust remains under the tray. So kinda, I am going to ask her, where she bought it from. Not that we think much ...nowadays we use vacuum, but for small small cleaning, it helps.
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@DaddyEvil (138220)
• United States
9 Nov 22
Some things just seem... odd... to me. I've never seen anything like that but I was born into a poor family. Mom just used a washcloth to clean up spills and messes at the dinner table.
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@DaddyEvil (138220)
• United States
9 Nov 22
@Fleura True. If something was spilled on a tablecloth, when guests were there, mom just pulled the tablecloth off and we ate like we normally did without one.
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