Sink Brushes and Shovels

Special brushes for sink-cleaning purposes are made of the stiff palmyra, bassine, or union fibers. It is very important that sink brushes be sanitary; and one style, somewhat the shape of a whisk broom, is made without any cement, so that it can be boiled. A shovel is often attached to the handle. Short-handled shovels of galvanized iron are also used in cleaning the sink.