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Object name
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agitator, laundry
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Object ID
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1980.001.0614
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Description
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wooden box lined with galvanized metalstanding on four legs. Bottom of box interior ribbed. Wooden hand operated agitation assembly with a ribbed base workds against the ribbed bottom of the washer.
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Artist
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American Commonsense Washer, So. Glens Falls, NY
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Classification
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Collection
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Condition
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Weight
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Dimensions
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Earlydate
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1880 - 1910
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Latedate
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Made
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Material
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wood, galvanized metal
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Notes
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By 1900, many companies had patented machines to make doing laundry easier. Washing a family's clothing was an all day ordeal of lugging heavy kettles of boiling water and using caustic soaps. The Commonsense Washer was one of th
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Place of Orgin
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South Glens Falls
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Condition notes
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secure
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Subjects
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Last modified on: December 16, 2002
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