Machine, Washing
- Object Name:
- Machine, Washing
- Object ID:
- 1976.007.01
- Creator:
- Brainard, D. D. -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1865
- Description:
- Washing machine, Gambell's. Wooden with stenciled label, "Gambell's washing machine / Pat'd Jany 24, 1865 / Manufd. by / D./D. Brainard-Concord, N.H." An upright wooden frame from which is suspended a tin-lined half cylinder. Cylinder has baffle (agitator), scrub board, and handle (for rocking). A wooden locking device locks two so one can scrub.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple
Pine
Tin - Dimensions:
- H-35.4 W-32 D-30 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired from New Hampshire State Prison, Concord NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the New Hampshire State Prison
- Subjects:
- Washing machines, State Prison (NH)
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