The Way It Was by bmac62
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..."Better even than hands and a washboard"
..."Makes wash day a pleasure day"
...another labor saving device from the past found in Jerome, Arizona. Electric motors became the in-thing for washing machines about 1910. I am guessing this is a little older.
Bill
"Water Lilies"
Comments (38)
helanker
And we could sing "Vi sejled op ad åen" I would get sea sick working with that one :) Excellent shot, though :)
makron
Wonderful image.
Richardphotos
my mother washed clothes on a wash board until finally someone got her a hand crank wringer Maytag.I recall cranking it for her.when I went to the Philippines, I was surprised to see someone washing clothes where I was staying in a province on a big rock.wash boards was not a staple there yet and they had no knowledge of such outstanding subject and shot
neiwil
At first sight I thought you'd been spoiling Tara with some 'new' gadget for the home :-) Tara's comment "Don't know were you found this" is probably just as well, if Tara had shot this from her unique perspective,it would probably be mistaken for a space shuttle or something :-) Great find and snap, scary to think I remember a twin tub and mangle from my childhood.....are we really that old!!??....
lyron
Nice picture!!
Rainastorm
This is so cool...my mom still has her old (no way near as old as this...lol) ringer washing machine...I will never forget her getting clothes caught up in it and the dang thing makes this huge BANG and pops open lol This is so cool Bill. Bet my gram has used one of these babies!
Chipka
WOW! I had to laugh at Rod...as I asked the same question: I love old stuff like this, from back in the days when everything had only one setting! And this is a woman-powered version, it looks like. This is amazing, an wonderful (and a bit chilling) glimpse into the past. It's ironic, we became so super sophisticated (technologically speaking) simply because of the dull drudgery of stuff like washing, ironing, washing some more, ironing some more and then, when time permitted, cooking and cleaning. No wonder we're so in love with gadgets now!
A_Sunbeam Online Now!
Going back a bit ... Should be worth a bob or two as an antique now!