The Electric Washing Machine Is Introduced
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Scientists, Business, Trade, Commerce, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: 1910
Article abstract: American manufacturers adapted electric power to hand-operated washing tubs and wringers, significantly reducing the labor and time involved in washing clothes.
Summary of Event
Until the development of the electric washing machine in the twentieth century, washing clothes was a tiring and time-consuming process. With the development of the washboard, patented in the United States in 1833, dirt was loosened by rubbing. Clothes and tubs had to be carried to the water, or the water from a stream or well had to be carried to the tubs and...
[The entire page is 2615 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
