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we had one of those when I was little....and we used one that doesn't have a ringer or spinner in egypt
posted by
Annicita
on January 6, 2015 at 2:01 PM
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I believe my wife once told me that her parents used to have a washer/ringer just like that at one time ( where it ended up she has no idea ). But you have to admit, throwing your wash into a machine with some detergent, pushing a button and walking away is much, much better . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on January 6, 2015 at 12:19 PM
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Kabu
I remember a similar piece of machinery, but I never paid much attention to it, nor do I recall what day of the week it was put to work...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 6, 2015 at 11:02 AM
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Great story! It made me smile. And the washer looks familiar. I think my great Aunt Dotsy may have had one of those!
posted by
RASSE
on January 6, 2015 at 5:05 AM
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We had a washer like that, state of the art technology in the late '40s.
Almost every time I throw a load in the washer & dryer, I think about how much easier it is these days to accomplish those mundane tasks. As for that photo - I've got one just like that in my basement - free to anyone who's willing to lug it up the cellar steps...
posted by
Pat_B
on January 6, 2015 at 4:45 AM
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All I remember is a mangle with rubber cylinders until one day my Dad acquired a large one with wooden rollers and an electric copper. I just hang my clothes on the top of the stairs usually after the machine has washed them they dry quickly for some unknown reason/
posted by
C_C_T
on January 6, 2015 at 12:15 AM
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My four sons are old enough that I did cloth diapers for them (seven years total) in a Maytag wringer washing machine and hanging them out on the line to dry for the first couple of those years. Then we got a dryer but I still used the wringer washer for years.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 5, 2015 at 9:36 PM
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I used one of those and don't even want to remember it. My mother insisted on starching and ironing the sheets and pillow cases. We never seemed to be finished with washing and ironing. You have so many stories about growing up in a very different place and wonderful ones.
posted by
Justi
on January 5, 2015 at 6:43 PM
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posted by
lovelyladymonk
on January 5, 2015 at 6:08 PM
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Kabuiepie-:)
Great post and we had one of those I fixed all the time while you was just 6 years old darlin'.
posted by
WileyJohn
on January 5, 2015 at 6:06 PM
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I find it interesting to read about how things were then.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on January 5, 2015 at 5:27 PM
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