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The first mop in the world is set for an auction

Автор: 23.04.2015 | history
It is first time in the world history when the mop is put out to the tender with the initial cost at 300 euro.

When Manuel Yalon invented the first swab and bucket in 1956, he even did not prompt that once his invention was about to play a vivid role in the housing all over the world, as The Local reports.

The Spanish having been born in 1925 invented the equipment the key purpose of which was to help people avoid knees traumas and arms injuries during floor cleaning.

As the first auction house Balclis claims, there are only few copies of mops in the world taking the initial design. Nowadays one of them is located in Barcelona Decorative Arts Museum.

The swab put out to the tender has a label of Rodex company, considered the first in the world which having started mop production. 

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