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A dustpan , the small version of which is also known as a "hearth brush and shovel” (from its use of cleaning the fireplace hearth), is a cleaning utensil . The dustpan is commonly used in combination with a broom or long brush . The small dustpan may appear to be a type of flat scoop . Though often hand-held for home use, industrial and commercial enterprises use a hinged variety on the end of a stick to allow the user to stand instead of stoop while using it.

Handheld dustpans may be used with either a full-size broom or with a smaller broom or a brush . This second combination may be sold as one unit. A variant on the dustpan is the silent butler , a handheld, lidded dustpan.

History [ edit ]

In 1858, the first patent for a dustpan was given to T.E. McNeill. ^[1]

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  Hard broom and plastic dustpan.

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