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ANC Online Auction: 1860-Machine Made Phoenix-Adorned Whisk Broom – by Beverly Stafford

Longtime ANC supporter and reader Beverly Stafford donated this sweet little whisk broom from broom corn and colorful string, adorned with a Phoenix charm. It was made in an 1860-era broom-making machine.

It was created by Claudette Greene who, with her husband Greg Greene, manufacture Hawken rifles in Oak Harbor, Washington, and have a rendezvous company, the Outpost, which sponsors such 1800-era events as campfire cooking, ax-throwing and shooting competitions.

Value: $30

Staring bid: $15

Carr Fire Auction

Bidding is now closed. Final results will be posted tomorrow.  Click here to make a donation to the ANC Carr Fire Scholarship Fund.

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