Patent Model - Washing-Machine
Maker and role
Burgan Wescott, Patentee
Production date
Apr 10 1860
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass, steel
Measurements
7 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/4" (19.1 x 29.2 x 13.3cm)
Description
Wescott's patent washing machine operates by placing the clothes "between the rubber and the bottom of the tub, and the lever is raised and lowered, so as to give the rubber a constantly backward and forward partial rotary motion." (Patent number: 27,849)
Collection
Object number
61.47.868
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