it's all in the rubber



After a week away, I left the mountains of the Northwest for the mounds in the laundry room.  Luckily, my washing machine is more efficient than this!  Although, for its day, this hand-cranked wringer was modern.  It appears to be a Horse Shoe Brand Antique Hand-Crank Clothes Wringer with a patent date of 1917 by the American Wringer Company out of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. I love the instructions: "This wringer has warranted rubber rolls vulcanized to the shafts, Put a little oil or lard on the bearings before use and loosen top screws when the wringer is not in use."

Friday Harbor Historical Museum
San Juan Island, Washington
4.3.2015