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origins[edit]

Not exactly joelibyan. It seems that the basic idea was created in the United States but then it was improved in Spain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.31.99.165 (talk) 08:16, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In Spain the vase was changed as today and the conic, one piece "dryer" aplied.

--77.210.161.217 (talk) 05:47, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

dry mop[edit]

Shall we introduce the dry mop that used disposable non-woven cloth to generate static electricity to pick up dust particles? -- Toytoy 16:12, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC) No. That is in no way a mop. 67.180.197.208 (talk)

That picture seriously doesn't illustrate what a mop looks like. I'd rather see a picture of Michael Richards in UHF proclaiming 'life is like a mop'.

I agree that the picture does not illustrate the common household mop.

Sponge mop[edit]

We haven't included the sponge mop, which is common at least in New Zealand. It has a sponge on the end with a mechanism attached to the handle which folds the sponge in half to squeeze out excess water. Ppe42 09:11, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is common in the US also, at least for casual home and small business use. Larger businesses and institutions usually don't bother with them, or else they contract out to professional cleaning services, which don't use them either. 173.16.124.196 (talk) 21:16, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

== origins ==

when i was in spain, i was told the mop originated in spain... anyone have any info? -- joelibyan

Link[edit]

Should the wringer link under the picture really go to wiktionary? If done purposely, why so?

Good point. I think it must be edited.--77.210.161.217 (talk) 05:48, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. The picture does not display a wringler, but a dryer. The dryer is the main point in the new mops. Please stop reverting as a consensus seems reached--Kim FOR sure (talk) 02:40, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

mop[edit]

I looked at the listing for "mop" & found the following 2 statements:

"The inventor Jacob Howe received a patent for a mop in 1837. U.S. Patent 241"

"The mop was invented by Thomas W. Stewart, an African-American inventor. It was awarded Patent Number 499,402 on June 13, 1893"

I know nothing about patents, but is it true that the mop has been patented twice?

I checked the listing originally because I also was told that the mop was invented in Spain.

Jbprochnow 01:29, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

this article contradicts itself. flag it!

Professional mops[edit]

Expanded the article with flat mops and different types of mops. I will try to add pictures of these kinds of mops as soon as possible.Bjornwireen (talk) 23:21, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What was used before mops were invented?[edit]

My question is: how were floors cleaned before the invention of the mop? I would have assumed that mops "just evolved", that like most basic tools, they probably had several unknown, unnamed inventors centuries or millenia ago, but evidently this is not the case if the patent was first awarded in the 1800s, and the stick not added until the 1950s! Does this mean that before that, people had to get down on all-fours and push the mops around by hand (before 1956)? Shanoman (talk) 21:23, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen in Asterisk comics they had a cloth that they pushed around with a blunt stick when mopping marble. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.77.164.244 (talk) 03:13, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It seems the mop has been around for a long time - including using a stick for the handle. Dictionary.com states "late 15c., mappe "bundle of yarn, etc., fastened to the end of a stick for cleaning or spreading pitch on a ship's decks,". I'm not sure what features were added later to make the item patentable. 82.31.154.124 (talk) 14:33, 13 January 2015 (UTC)Moriarty[reply]

Irony[edit]

How ironic it is that the Cleanup tag has been applied to the entry for Mop. ;-) 71.185.144.127 (talk) 23:38, 17 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Extremely XD Atomic putty? Rien! 16:35, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sponge mop[edit]

This article seems to focus to much on the more traditional yarn mop and ignores the more modern sponge mop. There needs be a section on the more common household sponge mop, which has largely though not completely replaced the yarn mop in the household, which should include a picture of a typical sponge mop as well as a description of the various built-in wringing mechanisms in sponge mops. Here are some links to the different types of sponge mops on the market today: http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?D=900748&Ntt=900748&catalogId=10051&langId=-15&storeId=10051&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntx=mode+matchall&recN=112376%204294964789&N=0&Ntk=P_PartNumber http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1277643&CAWELAID=277202453 http://www.amazon.com/Quickie-Auto-Sponge-045-4-Mops/dp/B0002T7NI6 http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=sponge+mop&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=d2e&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&biw=1136&bih=830&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=1439028568723741289&ei=Xr8XTZfGH4bSsAPK_5XtCg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CF8Q8wIwATgK#

Thomas W. Stewart[edit]

Jacob Howe received the first U.S. patent for a mop in 1837. Then, in 1893, 56 years later, Thomas W. Stewart received a patent for a mop. According to my quick perusal of the patent records, at least 300 mop related patents were issued by the USPTO within that time. Can someone explain the significance or importance of Mr. Stewart's particular contribution to mop technology that it bears mention here so prominently, while the other 300+ are exluded? Ultranothing (talk) 07:43, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No, apparently. Nobody is willing to say. Ultranothing (talk) 14:56, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cooking / Barbecue[edit]

It seems that a lot of barbecue cooking techniques use a similar tool which is CALLED a mop and the technique runs under the name of mopping. It sounds as if it is some kind of basting derivative, but as the technique is called mopping, shouldn't it be either included or a distinguation page be created?--5.146.47.110 (talk) 18:12, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

For the moment, neither. The tool is more like a brush (it has non-absorbent bristles) than a mop, so it's not a primary form of mop which requires inclusion here as a section. Mopping (barbecuing) might be justified, but that's a Write The Article First before linking it.

There are plenty of mops as artist's paintbrushes and brushes for wood finishing. If we started to collect a few of those as articles then we might justify Mop (disambiguation), but we're nowhere near there yet. Andy Dingley (talk) 19:09, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Miracle Mop of Joy Mangano[edit]

What is the difference of the Mop invention of this article and the invention of the Miracle Mop of Joy Mangano ?

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--AXRL (talk) 14:36, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It's almost identical to the classic string-headed mop (which is now getting rare, in favour of flat sponge mops). The Miracle Mop has the advantage that it can be used to wring itself out. The classic mop needs a "mop bucket", a bucket with a specifically shaped drainer on the top. These are either bulky steel buckets, or plastic buckets with plastic strainers that break fairly quickly, requiring the replacement of the bucket.

With the Miracle Mop, the handgrip of the handle acts as a wringer for it.

Mopping wise, it's like a string mop. They're good for dirty floors (they can move a lot of dirt), but they don't get into corners so easily and they're not as good as some sponge mops for giving an immediate shiny-clean finish, without changing the rinse water. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:53, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]