Patent Model - Washing-Machine
Maker and role
Andrew Lapham (b.1815, d.1885), Patentee
Production date
Oct 09 1860
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass, metal
Measurements
13 x 12 x 11 7/8" (33 x 30.5 x 30.2cm)
Description
Andrew Lapham's washing machine patent operates by "putting the clothes, balls and water all together in the cylinder...and revolve the cylinder...which operation causes the clothes to rapidly change their relative position with the loose balls..." (Patent number: 30,331)
Collection
Object number
61.47.803
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