Before the invention of the modern sweeping brush with bristles people used something more like a witches broomstick for sweeping the floor. This has a very unique rhythmic sound on the flag floor. Thank you to Neil Leask, Kirbuster Farm Museum and Orkney Museums for the help with this sound.

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