Clothes Wringer

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Washing sheets with an automatic washing machine is considerably easier than washing them with one that has a wringer, and that is considerably easier than washing them with a scrub board and a tub. This hand-cranked invention, produced by the Lovell Manufacturing Company in Erie, Pennsylvania, was intended to make “less hard work for mother,” by automatically squeezing out the excess water from the clothing so that they would dry more quickly on the line.

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Item typeTools & Equipment
CreatorLovell Manufacturing Company
TopicHome Life, Household Items, Furniture
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
Dimension detailsHeight: 11.00 in Width: 14.00 in Depth: 6.00 in
Catalog #1987.30.03
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Lovell Manufacturing Company. Clothes Wringer. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1987-30-03/. Accessed on December 5, 2024.

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