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Washboard (laundry)
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A washboard or a scrubbing-board is a tool designed for hand-washing clothing. With mechanized cleaning of clothing becoming more common by the end of the 20th century, the washboard has become better
Woman on an Israeli kibbutz using a washboard to do laundry
Woman on an Israeli kibbutz using a washboard to do laundry
A glass washboard
A glass washboard
Mangle (machine)
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A mangle is a mechanical laundry aid consisting of two rollers in a sturdy frame, connected by cogs and, in its home version, powered by a hand crank or by electricity.
A mangle being used in a domestic science course during World War II
A mangle being used in a domestic science course during World War II
A Norrahammars Bruk, model 3005-2, mangle from 1934
A Norrahammars Bruk, model 3005-2, mangle from 1934
A primitive mangle at the childhood home of Aleksis Kivi in Palojoki, Nurmijärvi, Finland, pictured in 2005
A primitive mangle at the childhood home of Aleksis Kivi in Palojoki, Nurmijärvi, Finland, pictured in 2005
With the dominant hand on the handle and the other hand on the mangle, the user presses on the roll while it is pushed back and forth. Photo: Norwegia
With the dominant hand on the handle and the other hand on the mangle, the user presses on the roll while it is pushed back and forth. Photo: Norwegian Folk Museum, 1962.