Object number
57/9/1-4
Description
This nineteenth century clothes mangle has a metal stand and large wooden rollers. It is a mechanical laundry aid which was powered by a hand crank to wring water from wet laundry between the rollers. The mangle has wooden boards for draining and catching items after passage through the rollers.
Physical description
mangle: wood; metal
Archival history
MERL 'handwritten accession' form - Name of object: Mangle // Age: 19th century // Description: [pencil sketch] 58 inches tall, 36 inches wide, Maximum depth 20 1/2 inches. The mangle has wooden boards for draining and catching things after passage through rollers.
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century
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