Sounds like my grandparents, though one set had a washer. The other set
did not (nor running water nor indoor facilities) until my parents built
them a decent house in '68 to replace the Depression farm shack they
were living in. I often think that even though that life was tough and
the work hard, it contributed to their long lives (80s and 90s for
them), even though they ate greasy stuff at every meal with their
veggies and home-canned stuff. Some friends we visited the other day
had some LG washer dryer set with more lights and displays and knobs
than the Apollo command module (and probably more computing power too).
Wonders never cease, or maybe they do...
--R
On 1/10/2011 8:02 PM, WILTON wrote:
I recall when I was little, Mama had a black cast iron wash pot in the
back yard; 'filled it bucket-by-bucket from a well with bucket and
chain lift; 'heated it with wood; she wrung EVERY piece of clothing by
hand multiple times as they came out of the pot, out of coupla rinse
tubs, etc., before hanging 'em on drying line. She got a Maytag
Square tub washer with wringer in 1948; 'still had to move clothing
from washer, put 'em through wringer into rinse tubs, etc., then on
drying line. She had finally taken her first step out of some of the
drudgery of "housekeeping" of the time. She got an auto washer in
1970; 'never did get a dryer. 'Died in '96 at 99+ years still very
fit mentally and physically 'til a week or so before she died. We were
blessed and extremely lucky to have had such a capable and determined
little lady.
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Thomas"
<richthomas79td...@constructivity.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - way OT - old washing machines
I recall when I was little my mother had an old wringer machine, or
maybe it was one that was left in the basement of the house they
bought when I was 9ish, that had a crank ringer. I thought it was
way cool, and had fun running random stuff through it until my dad
hauled it off. There was also a lot of crap in the attic that my dad
and uncle cleaned out, and would not let me be around while they were
doing that. Now you have gone and made me remember why I had a
miserable childhood, developed a tic, and got addicted to old cars as
a way to make up for not being able to play with old junk back then.
--R
On 1/10/2011 6:01 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
Absolutely true, but not convenient on Sunday afternoon when one is
making dinner etc.
She has been soaking Tom's dirty clothing in the laundry tub and
rinsing and then wringing it out by hand before putting it in the
washer but that is not easy. I know as I have helped wring stuff
out. We maybe should have gone with a second automatic washer to do
just that stuff but she wanted to try this. We won't be out a whole
lot if it does not pan out.
Randy
On 10/01/2011 4:14 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
My good wife has decided she needs/wants an old style wringer washing
machine for doing dirty jobs like rugs, rags, and my younger son's
dirty
work clothes (he is a mechanic). She is reluctant to put this
stuff in
the regular washer.
That's what laundromats are for!
Allan
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