![]() ![]() 119, 1878, pages 2-3, testimonials from users of Bradford’s Patent “Vowel” Washing Machines.Īn image on the back cover of this trade catalog gives us an idea of how the different machines might have been set up to wash and dry clothes. Washing Machines, Wringers, Mangling Machines, Drying Closets Catalogue No. ![]() I shall recommend it wherever I can.” Thomas Bradford & Co., London and Manchester, United Kingdom. It used to take three days before the washing was out of hand now they are able to have it all finished on the evening of the same day. One gentlemen wrote, “My wife and servants are delighted with the Washing Machine it is a wonderful economiser of time. The testimonials in this catalog seem to be written by users and customers who were satisfied with the amount of time, labor, and money they saved using these machines. 119, 1878, pages 20-21, Bradford’s Patent “Radial” Drying Closet and Bradford’s Patent “Draw-Out” Drying Closet. Thomas Bradford & Co., London and Manchester, United Kingdom. 119, 1878, pages 6-7, Bradford’s Patent Combined Washing, Wringing, and Mangling Machines. A stove inside the drying closet heated the irons and also aided in drying clothes. To save soap, a wringer was recommended because the suds could be “wrung back into the washing compartment,” and it involved less labor than wringing clothes by hand.Ĭombined Washing, Wringing, and Mangling Machines are shown below. ![]() 119, 1878, pages 4-5, Bradford’s Patent “Vowel” A and “Vowel” I Washing Machine, including “Vowel” I New Pattern.īradford’s Patent “Vowel” A Washing Machine was “simple, compact, portable, and efficient” so much so that, according to the catalog, a 12 year old child could wash 12 shirts in only 12 to 15 minutes or two blankets in six minutes. It was also described as not having any internal parts to damage clothing. One of these machines was the Patent “Vowel” Washing Machine which was considered to be an economizer of both water and soap and required little labor on the part of the operator. These were available for private families, hospitals, schools, and other public and private institutions. manufactured washing machines, wringers, mangling machines, laundry stoves, and drying closets. 119, 1878, front cover.Īs the catalog title suggests, Thomas Bradford & Co. It is the January 1878 “Envelope Edition.” Thomas Bradford & Co., London and Manchester, United Kingdom. This trade catalog is entitled Washing Machines, Wringers, Mangling Machines, Drying Closets Catalogue No. With the aid of the Trade Literature Collection, let’s go back to the late 19th Century for a small glimpse into the types of machines they used for laundry back then. Washing clothes is a common, everyday task, and modern washing machines and dryers have made this chore much quicker. ![]()
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