Object number
77/262
Description
Mangle board used with roller as alternative to normal mangle. Wet clothes were wrapped round roller and run backwards and forwards over board.
This is a mangle board used in conjunction with roller as alternative to normal mangle. Wet clothes were wrapped round roller and run backwards and forwards over board. This item was donated anonymously therefore we hold no further information on the origins of this item.
Physical description
1 mangle board: wood; fair condition- cracked; woodworm
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Mangle board // anon donated // Decription: long wooden 'bat' with handle at one end for hanging. There are four grooves along its lengths. // associated information: 'Few cottages could afford a mangle, and it was common practice to use a mangle bat or battledore. The simple English version consisted of a thick plain piece of oak between 3-6" wide, shaped like a cricket bat about 3 ft. long. It was used in conjunction with a roller. The wet articles were wrapped around the roller which was run backwards and forwards along the mangle board with firm downward pressure. The wooden roller and bat could also be used to stir washing in the tub, and was sometimes used like a mangle to push out water from the washing.' [See E. H. Pinto, 'Treen', 1969, p.153; and Mary Norwack, 'Kitchen Antiques', 1975, p.59].
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14420.tif - High resolution image
