Book 3 — Moving Heavy Objects with a Broom

The Broom Is Slippery and Rides over the Floor or Even Carpets without Trouble

After trying to move a heavy trunk alone, the attempt is usually given up until some friend can be called in to lend a hand, because a truck or other means of handling such heavy objects is not at hand. An ordinary sweeping broom will serve as a sled to move a stove or similar object in the home without heavy lifting. The straw in the broom is slippery and can be drawn over carpets without injuring them. In handling a stove, the legs must of course be removed, one person drawing the load and the other steadying it.—Samuel H. Avery, Chicago, Ill.