Patent Model - Washing-Machine
Maker and role
John Davis, Patentee
Production date
Aug 14 1860
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
5 x 8 1/2 x 5" (12.7 x 21.6 x 12.7cm)
Description
Davis's patent constructs "the wash board and the rubber in such a manner, that the former can be adjusted to suit the height of the operator and the quantity of clothes to be operated upon and the latter being hinged adapts itself to the clothes that may be piled up on the washboard." (Patent Number 29,574)
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Object number
2015.14.337a,b
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