MACHINE, WASHING

Description: .1 104 CM X 55.9 CM DIA. (TUB BASE). STEEL, WOOD. "CHALLENGE PATENTED 1910" PAINTED ON TUB. "THE T. EATON CO. LIMITED, TORONTO, WINNIPEG" PAINTED ON TUB. WOODEN HANDLE ON FLY WHEEL. WOODEN AGITATOR OPERATES BY MEANS OF A GEAR SYSTEM ATTACHED TO FLY WHEEL. STEEL BANDS AROUND TUB. COMPLETE WITH SIDE ATTACHMENT TO WHICH WRINGER MAY BE MOUNTED. PAINTED TEXT WORN. LID IS COMING APART. SHELF WITH RINGER DAMAGED. .2 WRINGER. 43 CM HT. X 24 CM WTH. X 77.2 M LTH. WOOD, STEEL. 3 PIECES. NO. 11 ON ONE SIDE, "EATONIA THE T. EATON CO. LIMITED CANADA" "NO. 11 EATONIA" ON OTHER SIDE. ON ONE SIDE OF WATER GUIDE "WRINGERS LAST LONGER AND WORK BETTER IF CLOTHES ARE EVENLY SPREAD AND NOT BUNCHED OR TWISTED WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE ROLLERS. ALWAYS REMOVE PRESSURE FROM ROLLS BY RELEASING TOP SCREWS WHEN NOT IN USE. KEEP BEARINGS WELL LUBRICATED. OIL INJURES THE RUBBER". (OPERATES BY HANDLE ON SIDE). ON OTHER SIDE "IMPROVED SURE-GRIP CLAMPS WILL FIT. GALVANIZED IRON, FIBRE OR WOODEN TUBS". "N1" EMBOSSED ON CLAMPS. "815" WRITTEN IN BLACK CRAYON ON FRONT.

History: *UPDATE* IN 2010 NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS A RESULT OF AN INTERVIEW RELATED TO THAT SURVEY. ACCORDING TO HANNAH VAN DER LEE (DAUGHTER OF ELLA BUSCH) IN 2010, THE WASHING MACHINE CAME FROM THE FAMILY FARM OUT BY CHAMPION TOWARD VULCAN. THE FAMILY PURCHASED A TWO STORY HOME FILLED WITH ANTIQUES. MANY OF THE ANTIQUES, INCLUDING THE WASHING MACHINE, WERE IMMEDIATELY DONATED TO THE GALT.