Washboard

Date Made: 1880 - 1920

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

Subject: Household Tools and EquipmentLaundry

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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Credit Line: Mary E. Maxwell Fund

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1977.0826.01Accession Number: 1977.0826Catalog Number: 1977.0826.01

Object Name: washboard

Physical Description: wood (frame; boards material)wire, copper (rubbing surface material)iron (nails material)Measurements: overall: 20 1/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 1 7/8 in; 51.435 cm x 34.925 cm x 4.7625 cmrubbing surface: 14 1/2 in x 13 3/4 in; 36.83 cm x 34.925 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-0f23-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_309440

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