All brooms are hand-crafted and assembled on-site in Lancaster, PA. Since 1973, the Stoltzfus family has been producing authentic hand-made brooms of remarkable quality. Because every corn broom is hand-made, each one will vary slightly in size and shape, however, the craftsmanship and quality remains unmistakable. Each of the materials used to construct the item ensure long-lasting durability for any heavy-duty application along with a truly unique design. This broom utilizes sturdy twine to bind the fibers together into one cohesive tool that will withstand day-to-day use. Hand-crafted by an Amish father and son operation in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this broom's natural corn fibers and straw are expertly selected, bound, and sewn with a loom that's also hand-built by the family. SPECS Length 55 Inches Handle Length 36 Inches Maximum Width 12 Inches Bristle Material Natural Corn Bristle Style Unflagged Broom Type Amish Brooms Broom Type Lobby Brooms Color Yellow Handle Material Wood Details Clean establishments of any size both efficiently and effectively with this beautiful authentic Amish-made corn broom. Brooms can be combined for lower shipping costs. We also have child and youth size brooms listed as well on eBay. These brooms will stand up by themselves in the middle of a room, that's how well made they are! Made with natural corn fibers which are Bound together with heavy duty twine. Hand-crafted by Amish father & son operation in Lancaster, PA. Absolutely awesome authentic Amish-made corn broom. “As long as people like old-time crafts, we’ll have a place.Item: 222727188017 New Authentic Amish-Made Top Quality Corn House Broom Heavy Duty Handmade In USA. “I think broom makers will always be around,” he says. Newton’s busy schedule as a craftsman convinces him his craft has a steady future. He has been asked to attend shows in New England and Pennsylvania and has even sold brooms as props for filmmakers. Newton attends several art shows and events each year, mostly within a day’s drive, including Louisville. “The experience they receive creating something useful is priceless,” Newton says, adding that the cottage is available year round. “This is part of my effort to educate people about craftsmanship.”Īt the end of a stay guests return home with a broom they have made. “We invite visitors to come and learn how to construct their own broom using antique equipment,” Newton says. The property includes a fully furnished cottage the Newtons have established for guests to lease for access to his studio and gallery. Today, Newton and his wife, Lizzy, cultivate Broomcorn Johnny’s while living in an 1830s log cabin near Elizabeth, Indiana, on the Ohio River. Upon receiving an order from Anthropologie, Newton hires help for sanding broom handles and weighing the broomcorn. One of his largest clients is Anthropologie – a women’s clothing and home décor store – with 175 stores nationwide. Sales increased even more when Newton developed a process to create vibrant colors in the broomcorn, including red and blue. Newton is so confident of the quality of his hand-stitched brooms that he offers a 15-year warranty. Many of his broom handles are made from Indiana hardwoods, mostly sassafras. “One piece from the 1700s holds the broom flat while I stitch it,” he says. He prefers completing much of the brooms’ construction himself, using his ancient machinery. If it is cut too late, it becomes crooked.”Īs Newton’s quality of craftsmanship became well known, his brooms sold so quickly that he hired a farmer in northern Mexico to grow the broomcorn and ship it to him.Īfter a career in the Air Force, Newton began making brooms full-time in 2011. If it is cut when immature, the fibers have no stamina. “It has to be monitored daily to determine quality. “Broomcorn is a labor-intensive crop,” he says. He quickly discovered the process was challenging. “They are soft enough not to damage hardwood floors.”Īt first, Newton tried raising broomcorn on a few acres at his home in Brown County. “The seeds trap dirt like Velcro,” Newton says. The product is called broomcorn because when it is harvested with seeds on its tips, the seeds act as cleaning agents. The second is for animal feed, and the third can be used for brooms.” “The first type is syrup for consumption by humans. “Broomcorn is one of three families of sorghum,” Newton says. Find tips on how to care for your very own Broomcorn Johnny’s broom.
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