tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515514263494461015.post5089048330747260366..comments2024-03-18T00:47:06.152-05:00Comments on The Prairie Maid: It's a great day!Prairiemaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119999693495170852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515514263494461015.post-18443301879884931722011-05-18T14:46:47.973-05:002011-05-18T14:46:47.973-05:00Ane,
I was about 6 or 7 when Mom bought an autom...Ane, <br /><br />I was about 6 or 7 when Mom bought an automatic washing machine....seems strange now to call them automatic! <br /><br />Our wringer had a release lever (?) on top of the rollers and yes, I can remember getting my arm in the wringer a time or two when I was "helping". When that happened, you had to be quick and pop that lever! I was never really hurt.<br /><br />Also, it was possible for some shirts or blouses to go through a little crooked and if that happened, sometimes the buttons on the shirt or blouse would be broken in half from the pressure of the rollers. That was upsetting, as you had to put that item in the mending pile before it could be worn again.<br /><br />I have always wanted an old wringer washer. We plan on setting it up to wash heavy quilts, comforters, etc. And it will be hand to wash cleaning rags that dh and the boys use repairing equipment.<br /><br />BTW - there were stories about well endowed ladies leaning in to the wringer a little too much.....and getting a little "caught". LOLPrairiemaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119999693495170852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515514263494461015.post-4526550048683976792011-05-17T05:34:39.101-05:002011-05-17T05:34:39.101-05:00Does anyone have video of this machine in action? ...Does anyone have video of this machine in action? I would love see the clothes go into the rollers. Did you ever get anything caught in a wringer?or ruined a couple of shirts?Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261627868883178491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515514263494461015.post-37737903691907331402011-05-16T16:49:35.235-05:002011-05-16T16:49:35.235-05:00I can't imagine trying to do any laundry in an...I can't imagine trying to do any laundry in an old wringer washer. I do remember my grandmother had one in her kitchen years ago though I never used it.<br /><br />Planter sounds pretty and creative though.Beth Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047047792782914757noreply@blogger.com