“Red Electric” Washing and Wringing Machine pamphlet

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This pamphlet extols the virtues of the weekly laundry done the electric way and presents the washing machine as a kind of magical instrument for relieving labor. Manufactured by the Hurley Machine Company of Chicago and New York, the 1915 pamphlet promises that for 2 cents an hour the “Red Electric” will do the work better and in less time than ever before.

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Item typePeriodicals
CreatorHurley Machine Company
Datecirca 1915
TopicHome Life, Household Items, Furniture
MaterialPaper
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Catalog #1977.11.02
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Hurley Machine Company. “Red Electric.” ca. 1915. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1977-11-02/. Accessed on December 3, 2024.

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