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Electric street-sweeper, Berlin, German Empire, 1907 (lemmy.world)
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[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

It's dripping water (from the big central tank) and the roller on the back looks like it may be squeegee rubber material. Seems like more of a travelling mop, once the large items of 'debris' had been removed.