. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. 218 C. V. MAPES ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. Wash-ing Machines. Among the labor-saving machines, those for washing are entitled to considera- tion, particularly in the country, where extra labor is both costly and difficult to Fig. 410. Metropolitan Washing Machine. Description.—Fig. 410 shows the implement set up and in operation, a is the tub, 26 inches high, and 24 inches in diameter at the top, and 21 inches at the bottom. The tub stands upon the base-board, b. The pounder, c, is made up of a series of 16 smaller pounders or pestles, ^:). On
. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. 218 C. V. MAPES ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. Wash-ing Machines. Among the labor-saving machines, those for washing are entitled to considera- tion, particularly in the country, where extra labor is both costly and difficult to Fig. 410. Metropolitan Washing Machine. Description.—Fig. 410 shows the implement set up and in operation, a is the tub, 26 inches high, and 24 inches in diameter at the top, and 21 inches at the bottom. The tub stands upon the base-board, b. The pounder, c, is made up of a series of 16 smaller pounders or pestles, ^:). One of them is shown enlarged at P. These pass loosely through c, being held from dropping out by small brass pins. A strong spiral brass spring, w, keeps them down as far as the spring across the top will permit. It will readily be seen that when brought down forcibly upon clothing in the tub, the small pestles or pounders will yield, by compressing the springs, iv. This effectually pi'events tearing the fabrics washed, breaking buttons, etc. We tried letting the mass of pestles strike down upon the foot with consid- erable fc>i'ce, and it scarcely produced sensation. We can say that there is certainly a great saving of buttons and in the wear of garments, when they are washed with a series of yielding spring pestles like those here Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mapes, Charles Victor, 1836-1916. [from old catalog]. New York, M'Crea & Miller
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