Shuro Broom from Japan

Shuro Broom from Japan No motor. No cord. Nothing to charge. All natural materials Just the sound of it on the floor. The palm fibers gather dust instead of pushing it into the air. There is oil in the fiber, so the floor takes on a shine as you sweep. No wax, no spray. Harimi Dustpan Washi paper, brushed with persimmon tannin. That hardens it, keeps water out, and deepens the color a little more each year. A plastic dustpan holds a static charge so the finest dust clings to it. This one does not. The broom comes from Wakayama, YAMAMOTO KATSUNOSUKE SHOTEN They have been making brooms since 1880. They say it has about twenty years of work in it. Fine floors first, then harder ones, and at the end, the doorway and the path outside. The Harimi dustpan is made in Tokyo, by a house called SHIROKIYA DENBEI They have been at it since 1830. Both are still made the same way. Paper, and it does not crack the way plastic does. Palm fiber, bamboo, paper, persimmon. All of it grows back, and all of it returns to the earth. Plastic does neither. And at the end of all those years, we feel good about where they go. Most cleaning tools get hidden away. These two do not have to be. One customer called hers "useful art." The tool within reach is the one that gets used. WABISABI-JP.COM