As we can imagine, ever since mankind started constructing closed huts, the problem of dusting arrived too. During the olden days, dust was swept up, and out of huts, with branches plucked from shrubs. It was only later that flexible sticks and twigs were bound and tied up together, to form an implement called a broom.
The name broom takes its origin from Europe, where the twigs of broom trees were initially used to make broomsticks.
During the 15th century, the Romans started using hogs’ bristles glued with pitch into blocks of wood for sweeping. Later, feather dusters were introduced by the Romans.
Until the 18th century, moss was the natural substance used for dusting and cleaning in Britain. In 1859, the first American brush factory was established in New York.
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