Kellogg's No. 255 Whisk Broom with Wood Handle pottery canister librarian and great collector in

librarian and great collector in Melrose

and the green over creamy white glaze is just lovely

with a 2 1/4" diameter at base and 3/4" diameter at lip

It is signed (incised) on the bottom

Kellogg's No. 255 Whisk Broom with Wood Handle pottery canister librarian and great collector inJohn Kellogg, the founder of Kellogg's cereal company, apparently once denounced shredded wheat as tasteless: "like eating a whisk broom." Of course once the patent for Shredded What expired in 1912, Kellogg's began producing their own version, and I like to think this whisk broom was a company give away that cleverly made reference to John Kellogg's original comment! I think it's a pretty great looking and handy little broom, which I would hang on