broomware

English

Etymology

From broom +‎ -ware.

Noun

broomware (uncountable)

1. Brooms collectively.

   Coordinate term: brushware

   • 1861 February 23, George Tayler, “Just Received”, in The Lyttelton Times, volume XV, number 865, page 5, column 5:

     1 case brush and broomware

   • 1864 March 17, Victoria Daily Chronicle, volume III, number 120, Victoria, Vancouver Island: Higgins & McMillan, page [2], column 4:

     SATURDAY, March 18, J. P. Davies & Co., WILL SELL AT SALESROOM : WHARF : ST., AT 11 O’CLOCK, A. M., Brush and Broomware, Long and Short Brooms, Hair, Cloth, Hat, Shoe, Tooth, and Nail Brushes.

   • 1884, The Year-Book of Australia, page 212, column 2:

     The brushware and broomware factories of the colony turned out in 1881 £41,700 worth of goods as against £12,144 worth of imports.

   • 1888 May 31, “The Protective Tariff”, in Taranaki Herald, volume XXXVII, number 8177, New Plymouth, page [3], column 1:

     Drainage pipes and tiles, 20 per cent; earthen, flooring, and gardening tiles, 20 per cent; earthen gas retorts, 20 per cent; earthenware, stoneware, and broomware, 20 per cent; fire bricks and fire clay goods, 20 per cent; china and parianware and porcelain, 20 per cent.

   • 1900 April 5, The Bairnsdale Advertiser and Tambo and Omeo Chronicle, number 3044, page [2], column 3:

     The entire plant necessary for such a factory on a scale large enough to treat all tile crops in this district could be obtained for an outlay of £10, and with the little knowledge necessary for tile transformation of the stalks into broomware any cultivator of the grain would have a very profitable and easy method of dealing with what is comparatively a waste portion of his crop all ready to his hand.

   • 1905 December 30, The Freeman’s Journal, volume LVI, number 3493, Sydney, N.S.W., page 3, column 2:

     Mr. M‘Nab also stocks all class of household ironmongery, crockery, glassware, and earthenware, together with broomware and all useful household requisites.

   • 1908 March 25, Parliamentary Debates, volume XLIV, Vic.: […] [F]or the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, […], page 9553, column 2:

     The reason which I give to the Committee for making this request is that whereas there is a duty of 30 per cent. on brushware, there is a duty of only 20 per cent. on broomware or broom stocks.

   • 1910, Official Record, Wellington: […] John Mackay, […], page 307:

     […] the Kapai Corn-broom Company’s specimens of broomware; […]

   • 1932 October 17, “The Big Week Now Approaches”, in The Cootamundra Herald, page [4]:

     A little paint, enamel, or Lacquer to touch and brighten things up a bit; those cracked plates and cups and saucers may need renewing; brush and broomware are always needed.

   • 1934 May 16, “Importance of the Home Market. Yesterday’s Sales of Broom Millet.”, in The Age, number 24,676, Melbourne, Vic., page 14, column 5:

     The sales were conducted on behalf of the Victorian Broom Millet Growers’ Association, and in the group of buyers Melbourne manufacturers of broomware were well represented.

   • 1944 June 28, Construction, page [5]:

     Contract 00836: Supply and delivery of broomware for the financial year 1944-45; […]

   • 1984 September 23, “40-50% OFF our regular prices on Glass, crystal and cookware reduced!”, in The Sun-Herald, page 29:

     Famous A.B.C. broomware! Long-handle broom, now $1, squeegee, reg. $3.50, now $2, vinyl broom, reg. $4.50, now $3, 8-tie millet or horsehair brooms, reg. priced at $8.95, now $6.

   • 1995 January/February, Compressed Air, page 21, column 2:

     These high-quality, student-made products now include ceramics, wrought iron, and broomware.