Wringer, Clothes
- Object Name:
- Wringer, Clothes
- Object ID:
- 1994.006.52
- Place of Origin:
- Franconia, NH
- Date:
- circa 1869
- Description:
- Wringer, wood, for washing machine. Includes top roller (maple), iron crank with turned wooden grip, coil spring, and handle side support. Missing lower wringer and second side support. Stamped on side support, "Bristol Washer / Pat. Nov.16,1869. / ____ Franconia, N.H."
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Maple
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-16.5 L-27 D-3 inches
- Provenance:
- Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993), was born in PA and raised in Newport, NH. She attended Plymouth State College, and briefly taught English in Charlestown, NH (1953-55). She ran an antiques business -- Jane's Cabin Antiques -- at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS.
Charles B. Bristol, New Haven, CT, held patent for Bristol Washer. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky
- People:
- Bristol, Charles B.
- Subjects:
- Washing machines
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