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1888-1900
GUSN-20575
Clothes wringer. Wooden frame w/ 2 rollers inside and large iron handle on side to turn rollers. Iron flat piece on one side for clothes. 2 iron screw pegs on top and 2 on bottom for adjustments.
iron (metal)
wood (plant material)
Iron
WRINGER, CLOTHES
Carved and painted on front and back: ""HOUSEHOLD/ HORSE-SHOE BRAND/ STEEL BALL BEARINGS/ improved guide board for spreading the clothes/ THE AMERICAN WRINGER CO./ NEW YORK U.S.A.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
The American Wringer Co. (Maker)
New York, NY, USA
17 x 15 x 6.25 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.3727
New York state (United States)
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