This thread brings back memories. My grandmother (born 1904) used one of these for all the household linens (sheets, pillowslips, tablecloths etc) We used the wood heated copper to boil the whites in, along with a knob of 'blue' to whiten them. Then using a wooden paddle she eased the linen into the mangle while one of us grandbabies got to turn the handle.
The elder children would use wooden tongs to catch the still hot linen before placing in the cane washing basket. then once a load was done we would troupe out to the line and hang them out. Some smaller bits were laid over shrubs as Nana always said that those ones would be whiter that the ones hung on the line. Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.brandis.com.au Lace Making in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia Index http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/lace.html No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/391 - Release Date: 18/07/2006 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
