Little Rock Broom Works

The Little Rock Broom Works is a broom and brush manufacturer located in the capitol city of Arkansas. The Broom Works was founded in 1900, and engaged in the home manufacturing of brooms. The firm originally made about 240 brooms per day, some of which were made specially for a booming mail order business. The founder of the company was John Sobotka. The company offices were originally located at 1400 West Tenth Street.

References

• Gwen Moritz, "Oldest Arkansas Companies," Arkansas Business, September 24, 2007.
• The Book of Arkansas (Little Rock: Arkansas Gazette, 1913), 98.