Patent Model - Improved Washing-Machine

Maker and role
Watson Kenderdine, Patentee
Production date
Apr 03 1866
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
10 1/4 x 12 x 7 1/2" (26 x 30.5 x 19.1cm)
Description
Kenderdine's patent "consists in a rotary cylinder having its surface composed of cone-shaped rollers. The said cylinder is rotated over a concave wash-board, and the clothes are inserted between the cylinder and the wash-board." (Patent Number 53,626)
Object number
2015.14.586a,b
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No

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