Broom
Broom
Broom

Broom

Object number2009.65.9 a,b
OriginPittsburgh, PA
Credit LineGift of Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh
DescriptionBroom head with paper covering.Dimensions(a) Height: 10.5 ; Width: 8 ; Depth: 1
(b) H: 10: ; W: 9.5
Marks(b)
Text printed in red and blue on front, "Select / 100% NATURAL BROOM FIBERS / THIS BROOM WAS MADE / ESPECIALLY FOR / YOUR LOCAL LIONS CLUB / BY / BLIND CRAFTSMEN / Ability One / PROGRAM / FORMERLY JWOD / YOUR PURCHASE HELPS / Employ Blind Workers / Lions Charitable Activities / Yourself With Quality Products / FULLY GUARANTEED / [Lions Club insignia] / BLIND & VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH / PITTSBURGH, PA 15233".
Historical NotesIn 2010, the Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Center celebrated its 100-year anniversary. They opened as the Pittsburgh Blind Association in Oakland in 1910 to provide employment for people with vision loss. Broom making was one of the core jobs of the Center and provided brooms for fund raising efforts of non-profits as well as major local chains such as Giant Eagle. After making brooms for decades, the Blind and Vision Center shut down broom making operations in 2009. The operation had evolved over the past century and the History Center took in some of the earlier broom making equipment and tools as well as a sample of the types of brooms/mops made by the Blind and Vision Center. All workers at Blind and Vision Center have some kind of vision impairment. The Blind and Vision Center continues to obtain work through the state primarily producing road signs and fulfilling sewing contracts.Label TextThe label on this whisk broom highlights that it was made for a local Lions Club. Brooms made by the visually impaired were commonly sold by local Lions Clubs.
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