Machine, Washing
- Object Name:
- Machine, Washing
- Object ID:
- 1978.079.23 a-b
- Date:
- circa 1865
- Description:
- Washing machine. Two-part wooden machine that rotates on central shaft. Circular top piece with two turned handles. Ten-sided bottom piece with shaft. Each piece has ten angled wooden strips. Stenciled black lettering on top piece: "RANSOM'S KNUCKLE WASHER / Pat. Sept. 12, 1865. / H. B. MITCHELL. / [ ? ]MOUTH."
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-23.5 W-31.3 Dia-18.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection assembled by James Cowan Sawyer (1872-1944) in Durham, NH. Donated by his sons, Charles H. and George F. Sawyer.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles H. and George F. Sawyer
- People:
- Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005), Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944)
- Subjects:
- Washing machines
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