Opps in sending the former statement.
A mangle is a rotaty iron usually used for household linens; ?a wringer? ?was
part of the washing machine.? It was mounted on the tub frame for laundry (19th
century).? When electricity came into practicle use, the machine for washing
clothes was motorized and the wringer was mounted above the tub.? In both
cases, there had to be a tecnique to manipulate the fabric through the?rotating
bars which were turned by a crank.?
From: "julian wilson" <[email protected]>
Sent 1/17/2010 6:26:32 AM
To: "Historical Costume" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Washing, irioning, and running repairs - was "an amusing
error"On Sun, 17/1/10, Charlene Charette <[email protected]> wrote:
"Mangle" is the British term for what Americans call a "wringer".
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 3:03 AM, Sharon Collier <[email protected]> wro
te:
> I am reading a book, "What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew" SNIP
PED FOR BREVITY rolled the clothing until it was pressed."
> I would hate to have him doing my laundry!
cOMMENT
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Several English, Victorian/Edwardian-era "preserved Great Houses" from the
19th and early 20th Centuries cared for by the National Trust in the S of E
ngland have an entire sdection of the "below-stairs" rooms dedicated to the
care and cleaning of clothes, and soft furnishings..
?I've visited one where a whole stable-like building -? only a few step
s across a cobbled yard from the Servants' Entrance - has the ground floor
dedicated to the entire operation, in appropriate sections. Boiler room, wa
shing room with lots of tubs and early agitation devices, mangling room com
plete with several mangles, drying room with indoor lines, ironing room, -
and sewing room with treadle-operated sewing machines. The Upper floor of t
he same building was servant's bedrooms.
Castle Drogo, built after 1900 as "the last Castle-build" in England - also
has a similar section of the "support facilities" .
Julian Wilson,
?in "old" Jersey,
?National Trust Member
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