Material Type

Artifact

Date

1900

Materials

WOOD, BRASS

No. Pieces

1

Height

4.4

Length

62.2

Width

30.4

Description

SINGLE FACE. "THE SKEENA MOUNTAIN MANUFACTURED BY WESTERN..." ON WOOD FRAME. CORRUGATED BRASS BOARD ON OBVERSE AND REVERSE. FRAME REINFORCED IN REVERSE BY SIX DOWELS. FRAME WORN; RESIDUE FROM WASHING; MINOR CRACKING.

Subjects

MAINTENANCE T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

THIS WAS THE WASH MACHINE OF THE EARLY PIONEER DAYS OF OUR WESTERN CANADA. IT TOOK A VERY STRONG BACK & LONG HOURS TO DO THE WASHING FOR THE FAMILY. IN THOSE EARLY DAYS THIS WAS THE JOB OF THE HOUSEWIFE. THIS WASH BOARD DATES BACK TO THE VERY EARLY HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA. MOST OTHE SOAP USED WAS HOME MADE. IN THE 1900'S THE SOAP MOST USED WAS ROYAL CROWN. SIX BARS FOR TEN CENTS".

Catalogue Number

P19738578000

Acquisition Date

1973-06

Collection

Museum

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