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Turk's head brush
A Turk's head brush is a type of cleaning brush where the bristles are arranged covering the end of the stem as a half-sphere, so that the end of the stem does not come into direct contact with the surface being cleaned, especially when cleaning the inside of a cylindrical object. A larger type, mounted on a long stem and used for removing cobwebs, is called a Turk's head broom. The name has long been in use for this type of brush, so named because its cleaning end resembles a "wild" head of hair.〔Peter Richard Wilkinson, ''(Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors )'', 2nd ed, Routledge, 2002, ISBN 0-415-27685-3, p. 110.〕 Turk's head brushes and brooms are used for domestic purposes,〔H. C. Davidson, ''The Book of the Home: An Encyclopaedia of All Matters Relating to the House and Household Management'', Gresham, 1905, p. 183.〕 for cleaning artillery,〔Frederick Augustus Griffiths, ''(The Artillerist's Manual, and British Soldier's Compendium )'', 2nd ed., W.H. Allen and Co., 1840, p. 56.〕 for pharmaceutical use,〔''Bulletin of Pharmacy'', Volume 6, 1892, p. 256.〕 for sweeping chimneys,〔Benita Cullingford, ''British Chimney Sweeps: Five Centuries of Chimney Sweeping'', New Amsterdam Books, 2001, ISBN 1-56663-345-1, p. 35.〕 and for other purposes.
==Controversy==
Some types of toilet bowl brushes with this design are referred to by resellers by the name "Turk's head toilet bowl brush". Such brushes are manufactured by, among others, the American company Newell Rubbermaid. Turkish Americans have reacted to the name used for the product, arguing that it is derogatory and insulting.〔(Turkish American Legal Defense Fund (TALDF) )〕 In response, Newell Rubbermaid has stated that the company does not itself use this name.〔(Letter from Newell Rubbermaid ), April 20, 2009.〕 However, the name is still used by resellers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】) ">url=http://www.rubbermaidwholesale.com/product_info.php?products_id=404 )〕
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