Another dead vacuum cleaner

Dead vacuum cleaner No. 19

The challenge when dumping vacuum cleaners is that they comprise two distinctively incompatible parts: the short squat body and the long bendy tail. It’s easy enough to position the carcass but then there’s what to do with the waggly, wobbly bit. It’s never straightforward knowing how to place it neatly, so what should be a […]

More dead mops

Dead mop No. 47

At first glance it seems somewhat bizarre that somebody should discard such a collection of dead mops all at once (OK, there are some brooms in there as well but for the purposes of this post we’re only looking at the mops). Is this someone who has been hoarding their dead mops, waiting for the […]

Another dead broom

Dead broom No. 15

It’s intriguing how one part of a broom is worn away faster than the rest of it. How does that happen? Is it a weak spot in the bristles or simply an area that is made to work harder than the rest? There’s a chameleon-like quality to this broom too, as if the head has […]