Do you know what is this?

This is a shot for "something old" theme. It is not really romantic- actually very far from it.
To give you a clue let me tell you that I thought of this when I started to dust and turn my house upside down for spring cleaning.
I remembered that I still have this old artifact in my basement hanging on the wall.
Long long time ago this was used in every houshold, Can you tell what for?
I supose it required a lot of enthusiasm-
This one belonged to my husband grandmother, it's pretty well worn.

[MargFin]

Is it a rug beater?

[Vera]

@florifin2014 It is definitely a rug beater!

[Amanda R.]

It's fantastic! I love the intricacy of it!

[maree_sanderson]

what a great keepsake from family...they don't make them like that anymore...and do people still beat rugs anymore?...nice shot

[Babs]

A lovely keepsake. My Nanna had a rug beater just like this.

[Martina]

@florifin2014 @vera365 @emrob @maree_sanderson @onewing. Yes, a rug beater (now I know english word for it). People don't use it any more (or?).... You can find that iron construction here and there, but not so often- I remember we used to climb and hang on those constructions as kids,

[KWind]

It's lovely! Not sure what it is though.

[ChristineL]

It must have been hard work using one of those to get rid of all the dust!

[Bep]

Oh yes, very familiar this carpet beater. There is one in my scullery, but I never use it.

[Martina]

@kwind, well, They used to hang a carpet over an holder ( or fence) and beat the dust out of it using this thing, hiting carpet hard with it over and over. . It s pre-vacuum cleaner device...LOL

[Lindy]

I have seen these before...it is such a great keepsake

[tommykeith]

Great pic and example of something old!

[Diana Moss]

Yes showing my age I do remember my grandmother using one of these

[Stephanie Swift]

It may have been used for an unromantic purpose, but it's still very pretty. I have never seen a rug beater before, so thanks for sharing this!

[sarah]

Nice image! I like the pattern & the shadow it makes.

[Nicole]

we have the exact same one in our house, never gets used anymore ;)

[Martina]

@365projectlinda @tommykeith @snowy @tristansmum @zinnia @nicoleterheide, Thank you for comments!!!!

[Tanja]

Kako to dugo nisam vidjela!
Blizu parka kod zgrade gdje sam prije živjela je bila ona konstrukcija za klofanje tepiha - uvijek smo se kao klinci vješali po tome :D