Patent Model - Washing Machine
Maker and role
Septimus Tucker, Patentee
Production date
Jan 12 1809
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, iron
Measurements
14 x 11 x 7" (35.6 x 27.9 x 17.8cm)
Description
Tucker's patent is an improved "washing and wringing machine." "The articles to be washed are placed in the tub, on each side of the moving dasher... and are squeezed between it and the rounds at the end of the trough..." (Patent Number 983X)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.3887a-c
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