I recall when I was little, Mama had a black cast iron wash pot in the back
yard; 'filled it bucket-by-bucket from a well with bucket and chain lift;
'heated it with wood; she wrung EVERY piece of clothing by hand multiple
times as they came out of the pot, out of coupla rinse tubs, etc., before
hanging 'em on drying line. She got a Maytag Square tub washer with wringer
in 1948; 'still had to move clothing from washer, put 'em through wringer
into rinse tubs, etc., then on drying line. She had finally taken her first
step out of some of the drudgery of "housekeeping" of the time. She got an
auto washer in 1970; 'never did get a dryer. 'Died in '96 at 99+ years
still very fit mentally and physically 'til a week or so before she died.
We were blessed and extremely lucky to have had such a capable and
determined little lady.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Thomas" <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - way OT - old washing machines
I recall when I was little my mother had an old wringer machine, or maybe
it was one that was left in the basement of the house they bought when I
was 9ish, that had a crank ringer. I thought it was way cool, and had fun
running random stuff through it until my dad hauled it off. There was also
a lot of crap in the attic that my dad and uncle cleaned out, and would not
let me be around while they were doing that. Now you have gone and made me
remember why I had a miserable childhood, developed a tic, and got addicted
to old cars as a way to make up for not being able to play with old junk
back then.
--R
On 1/10/2011 6:01 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
Absolutely true, but not convenient on Sunday afternoon when one is
making dinner etc.
She has been soaking Tom's dirty clothing in the laundry tub and rinsing
and then wringing it out by hand before putting it in the washer but that
is not easy. I know as I have helped wring stuff out. We maybe should
have gone with a second automatic washer to do just that stuff but she
wanted to try this. We won't be out a whole lot if it does not pan out.
Randy
On 10/01/2011 4:14 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
My good wife has decided she needs/wants an old style wringer washing
machine for doing dirty jobs like rugs, rags, and my younger son's
dirty
work clothes (he is a mechanic). She is reluctant to put this stuff in
the regular washer.
That's what laundromats are for!
Allan
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