the objects
Mangle
American Wringer Co.
New York, c. 1898
2007.35
Mechanical wringers, or mangles, were used to remove excess water from clothing and linens before drying. This example, patented in 1898, was guaranteed for only three years of use for a single family. Cleaning the delicate and complicated clothing of the Victorian era required considerable attention. This wringer would have been familiar to Mary A. McDonnald Crocker (born 1854), a Canadian immigrant who worked as a laundress for the Gibson family.
American Wringer Co.
New York, c. 1898
2007.35
Mechanical wringers, or mangles, were used to remove excess water from clothing and linens before drying. This example, patented in 1898, was guaranteed for only three years of use for a single family. Cleaning the delicate and complicated clothing of the Victorian era required considerable attention. This wringer would have been familiar to Mary A. McDonnald Crocker (born 1854), a Canadian immigrant who worked as a laundress for the Gibson family.