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Dr. Sam Moyer Geneticist and the Jersey Jerry Broomsquire
(856) 222-0713
911 Larkspur Pl. S., Mt. Laurel NJ 08054
e-mail:moyerbase@aol.com
web site:http://www.broomcrafters.com
NOW AVAILABLE for broom making as a cottage industry with simple equipment:
RECOMMENDED: book by Wm. Henry Young: The Story of a Broom revised. $12
NEW: Now a distributor of this book.
Book: SIX HISTORIC PUBLICATIONS ON BROOM CORN AND BROOM MAKING with current perspectives: Reprint of 1876 book, copy of 1953 article; patents for 1843 winder, 1851 broom corn selector (sizer), 1878 broom press, 1886 broom sewing machine. Intended as a supplement to Young’s book, accurate history and to remake old equipment. $10 5 postage & handling (take to Post office, wait in line...)
Booklet: How to make...(brooms and equipment to make them) folding broom winder, cord tension control wheel, ergonomic handles from scrap wood,: Simple device to size broomcorn, Photo of broom sewing press (free standing) made by Mike Mardoff from 1878 patent. Designs for: 1.round brooms; 2. durable regular broom with strong, square shoulders; 3. Southern fan types, 4.whisks, 5.cob webbers,6.cake testers. “Broommaking solutions” Detailed photos.$6 incl. postage.
AFTER you study the “How to Make...” booklet: 45 min. video demonstrates the 6 broom designs in “How to Make...” and a collection of homemade and antique equipment for making them.
Video quality OK; audio of my voice, poor. Cost of duplication is $20 2 postage, will buy back for $10
NEW:After viewing video: flat/Shaker “training broom” to disassemble $10 postage.
Also: book: FOXFIRE 3 and www.covenantofrhiannon.org/broom3.htm
Hybrid broom corn seed (2004 crop) with mixed brush colors, easy to harvest. “Handles” 10 ” long makes nice woven top brooms. FREE: Detailed growing/harvest report available on request by email, book order, or stamped, self addressed envelope. FREE seed sample if requested with a book or $.55 postage.
Next year, a wheel will be attached to end of sickle bar to suport a trailer. Brush will be raked off the trailer in bunches, similar to a primitive McCormick’s reaper.
Available for teaching craft schools, private apprenticeships, consulting at museums.
SUGGESTION: Join/Get Broom Makers News/ Get a list of 300 broom makers : Check who is near you to cooperate on shipping, marketing, learn new ideas.
FREE:Online news group: Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brooms/ insert your email address and a password. Mail posted to brooms@egroup.com shows up in each member’s inbox.
You might be interested: There's an average of one request per week of my book of historic publications and the How to Make... book.
Dustpans:Amish ELEGANT SIMPLICITY:Excellent design; stainless steel approx. 8x10” nice wooden block back approx. 2x8” into which a wooden handle is inserted. Made by/order from Amishman Jacob Hershberger/Snow Hill Sheet Metal 11348 Snow Hill Rd., Randolph NY 14722 $7 each 50 minimum.(Price may have increaed with higher steel price) No web site, no email, no phone, no electric!
Easier shipping pans only $3 each 100 minimum: do your own woodwork or local woodwork shop. Some skill/tools required, including drill press using Forstner bit and tennon cutter. Buy one completed sample. I also make a long handle vertical version. Pay first; no rush orders/allow plenty time for delivery. I sell about 100/yr. $20, no problem.
Prices include tax Make check payable to Sam Moyer
child’s broom -a true working broom 10.00
all purpose- indoor or outdoor - 22.00
outside -with rattan added for extra stiffness- 22.00
woven top brooms- functional/decorative 20.00-- 35.00
Hearth brooms --many different styles10.00- -20.00
Cake testers-break off one straw to test cake- 5.00
Whisk brooms-for the jobs only a whisk can do- 10.00
Prices subject to change