Jean, do you remember having to fold the buttons on garments to the insides, so they weren't pulled off by the mangle's actions, tearing the fabric away at the same time? Even the rubber buttons on my 'liberty' vests had to be turned inside out this way. I reckon that maybe that's where 'mangled' and 'he's been through the mangle a few times!' originated. Those were the days when we put top sheets to bottom, and washed the bottom ones only :-) My Mother had 8 beds to change each week, so no wonder it was one clean sheet per bed per week. She too used a copper boiler and a mangle, but she never used the mangle in place of ironing - I well remember sheets coming in off the line frozen stiff in the winter, and being draped around the kitchen (on the range fireguard, on one of those 'maidens' etc. Thank you, whoever invented the automatic washing machine and tumble dryer! Pauline Denmark
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