Improved Washing Machine
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A short 1897 Scientific American item describing a patented washing machine by Fred R. C. Pitzler of Lester Prairie, Minnesota. It explains the tilting drum on a wooden frame, the geared inner shaft and sleeve that drive cord-attached beaters, and the ribs that pound and rub clothes as the drum is hand-cranked. One illustration shows the machine beside a tub, with a washboard and hand wringer.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- November 20, 1897
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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