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Born and raised in Selmer, Tennessee, Jack is a fourth generation broom maker. Sometime between 1911 and 1914, Jack’s Great Grandfather, Will, built his own broom making machine, called a “Kicker Table”, from parts of old farm equipment. This is the same equipment that Jack uses today to create brooms and mops for us.
Broomcorn looks just like a normal corn plant except it does not grow ears of corn. Instead it has a long piece of coarse-like straw that grows out of the top of the plant. When asked how long it takes to make each broom the answer is simple: it takes 5 months and 45 minutes to make every broom; 5 months to grow and dry the broomcorn, and 45 minutes to put it together. How long does it last? Generations!
