Is there an automatic version?

Or one that comes with a woman attached?























...I'll get my coat

Does it need washing?

Dry clean only.

Ah, environmentally friendly. Uses no water.

Yes if a volunteer can be found to clean it.



Actually I can remember my grandparents having one of those scrubbing boards and a mangle in their back yard.

That's all my mother had.
I used to turn the wringer (mangle) handle for her as she fed the washing through.

Wouldn't those things have broken a lot of buttons?

I don't remember but the rollers were not rock hard.
They did give a bit so were made of a hard rubber I guess.

Yes I vaguely remember the rollers being coated in something rubbery. Surprised your mum still used those things. But I can remember a time when it was fairly common for people not to have washing machines. Most used to do their washing at the laundromat. Almost every parade of shops used to have a laundromat once.

Miele

Yes.



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That's just reminded me of the forerunners to the twin tub machines that also came with an electric mangle. My dear old nan had one of those too. She was quite a gadget freak in those days