Kellogg's No. 255 Whisk Broom with Wood Handle pottery canister Executed in a Japanese-influenced art

Executed in a Japanese-influenced art nouveau style

librarian and great collector in Melrose

in perfect condition

The two began creating pottery in 1947 as a hobby while living in New Brunswick

Kellogg's No. 255 Whisk Broom with Wood Handle pottery canister Executed in a Japanese-influenced artJohn Kellogg, the founder of Kellogg's cereal company, apparently once denounced shredded wheat as tasteless: "like eating a whisk broom." Of course once the patent for Shredded What expired in 1912, Kellogg's began producing their own version, and I like to think this whisk broom was a company give away that cleverly made reference to John Kellogg's original comment! I think it's a pretty great looking and handy little broom, which I would hang on