Patent Model - Improvement in Washing-Machines
Maker and role
George Witsil (b.1832, d.1886), Patentee
Thomas Bates, Assignee
George Witsil (b.1832, d.1886), Assignee
Production date
Jul 19 1870
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
7 1/2 x 10 x 8 1/2" (19.1 x 25.4 x 21.6cm)
Description
Witsil's patent consists of "a machine which shall readily and thoroughly cleanse clothing of ordinary description without subjecting it to either the rubbing or pounding process, or to any other which is calculated to deteriorate the same and to this end it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of its parts," in a specified way. (Patent Number 105,616)
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Object number
2015.14.1197a-d
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