Washboard Patent Model

Patent Date: 1879-12-09

Location: Currently not on view

Place Patented: United States: Ohio, ClevelandPlace Owned: United States: California, Santa Monica

Subject: Household Tools and EquipmentLaundryPatent Models

Subject:

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.0526.3Accession Number: 1986.0526Catalog Number: 1986.526.3Patent Number: 222536

Object Name: washboard

Physical Description: wood (frame material)zinc (rubbing surface material)ink (tags material)paper (tags material)Measurements: overall: 8 5/8 in x 4 3/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 21.9075 cm x 11.1125 cm x 2.8575 cmrubbing surface: 4 1/2 in x 3 7/8 in; 11.43 cm x 9.8425 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-196a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_323721

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