What am I?

1. I am about 25 centimetres long and about 20 centimetres wide.

2. I could still be used but I was probably purchased sometime between 1890 and 1910.

3. These days a plastic one would serve the same purpose.

4. A dust buster is today's high tech equivalent.

5. I was an essential item for a maid and I probably came with a little brush.

Find out the answer next week...