MACHINE, WASHING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- STEEL, RUBBER
- Catalogue Number
- P19970093019
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- STEEL, RUBBER
- No. Pieces
- 3
- Height
- 112
- Length
- 62.5
- Width
- 59
- Description
- WHITE ENAMELED ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE; DETACHABLE LID AND FIXED WRINGER. CIRCULAR DRUM WITH RED PLASTIC SPINNER INSIDE. DRUM SITS ON FOUR LEGS WITH CASTORS. WRINGER ATTACHED AT TOP BACK OF MACHINE; INCLUDES WHITE RUBBER ROLLER FIXED IN BASE (DRY AND CRACKED). BLACK RUBBER ROLLER ATTACHED TO DETACHABLE CASING ABOVE. CASING RELEASES BY MEANS OF RED BAR ON EITHER SIDE, EMBOSSED "PUSH TO RELEASE". PIVOTING BAR ON TOP TURNS AS LOCK MECHANISM. INSIDE OF ROLLER CASING EMBOSSED "MAYTAG K-1292". BLACK RUBBER HOSE EXTENDS FROM BOTTOM OF MACHINE; RESTS IN STEEL RING AT FRONT; STEEL HEAD PAINTED WHITE (CHIPPING). BLACK KNOB AT LEFT SIDE OF MACHINE DRUM; MARKED "IN-OFF OUT-ON". LEVER ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROLLER CASING; LOCKS INTO TWO POSITIONS. BLACK POWER CORD. ENAMEL ON MOUTH OF DRUM SCRATCHED, ESPECIALLY AT RIGHT SIDE. FLAT LID WITH WHITE ENAMEL; BLACK RUBBER TRIM; RED KNOB. PAINT ON INSIDE OF LID IS SCRATCHED AND CHIPPING.
- Subjects
- MAINTENANCE T&E
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- OWNED BY DONOR'S PARENTS UNTIL DONATED IN 1997. FOR MORE HISTORY ON THE HARPER FAMILY SEE P19970093001-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19970093019
- Acquisition Date
- 1997-09
- Collection
- Museum
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