Patent Model - Improvement in Washing-Machines
Maker and role
Volney White (b.1831, d.1903), Patentee
Production date
May 13 1873
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, iron
Measurements
9 x 11 1/2 x 9" (22.9 x 29.2 x 22.9cm)
Description
White's patent "relates to the employment, in a washing-machine, of a cylinder provided with a removable rod or rods, in combination with a concaved wash or rubbing board, having a surface either corrugated or composed of rollers..." (Patent Number 138,970)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.1573
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