Feather duster

A feather duster comprising a tubular handle having a closed end and a flared open end, a cylindrical plug slidably mounted in said tubular handle, a plurality of feathers having their shafts secured in said plug in the formation of a plurality of rings, said shafts of the feathers being equally spaced from each other around the rings, said rings being spaced radially equal distances apart, an elongated slot in said handle, said elongated slot having a laterally extending portion adjacent the open end of said handle, a laterally extending bore in said plug, an actuating button comprising a thumb piece mounted on a pin having a barbed member on its end, said actuating button being frictionally held within said bore and projecting outwardly through said elongated slot in said handle for extending and retracting said feathers, said actuating button adapted to be positioned in said laterally extending portion of said elongated slot to lock said feathers in extended position, a ring having a barbed portion extending through a hole in the closed end of said handle for hanging the feather duster when not in use.