sweeper blades

Posted on 25 May 2009 by jnewton

six months of street sweeper bristles
six month collection of street sweeper bristles
20nov2008 to 20may2009
picked up on walks & runs in portland & hillsboro

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4 Responses to sweeper blades

  1. Lea says:
    26 August 2009 at 4:21 pm

    I wonder what they would sound like if they were suspended close together, and then left in the breeze?

  2. jnewton says:
    26 August 2009 at 5:37 pm

    Probably a bit tinny (that last word looks kind of odd doesn’t it?). I looked these things up on a popular search engine (not naming names) and was rather surprised to find that the first chunk of references was to how to turn these into lock picks – diagrams, instructions and all. Funny, not my first thought upon finding them in the street.

  3. Lea says:
    26 August 2009 at 5:47 pm

    I love their texture. If I had a collection, I would have fun designing a use, but it would not be a lock pick and most likely not any type of tool at all. But I suppose if you are locked out, and you live in the city, finding one might come in handy.

  4. jnewton says:
    26 August 2009 at 6:15 pm

    I bet Steve as quite a collection of these.
    As many as I’ve found (I’m still picking up the next 6mos worth) I keep thinking a couple wheels and a bit of angle iron and I could build my own sweeper.