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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0237.002

MANUFACTURER: Lovell Mfg. Co.
MODEL: ANCHOR (.2)
LOCATION: Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD AND METAL FRAME, AND METAL FITTINGS; RUBBER COVERING ON WOOD ROLLERS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 38.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Laundry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Lovell
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Erie

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS TYPE OF WASHER PROBABLY USED IN LATE 19TH- EARLY 20TH C.
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF AGRICULTURAL & DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY ARTIFACTS USED ON ONE/BOTH OF TWO LONG-ESTABLISHED WORKING FARMS IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS OUTSIDE SHERBROOKE, PQ BY MEMBERS OF THEMARTIN & BATLEY FAMILIES. (REF. 1)
Function: USED FOR WASHING CLOTHING AND OTHER TEXTILES, AND REMOVING EXCESS WATER FROM FABRIC.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "ANCHOR" stencilled in black on top front & back of wringer. "WRINGERS LAST LONGER AND WORK BETTER/ IF CLOTHES ARE EVENLY SPREAD AND NOT BUNCHED/ OR TWISTED WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE ROLLERS./ ALWAYS REMOVE PRESSURE FROM ROLLS BY RELEASING THE SCREWS WHEN NOT IN USE./ KEEP BEARINGS WELL LUBRICATED OIL INJURES THE RUBBER" stencilled in black on guard. "LOOSEN PRESSURE SCREW/ WHEN NOT IN USE" stencilled in black on top of wringer.
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE RUBBER COVERING ON ROLLERS; NATURAL WOOD AND METAL FINISHES
Decoration: TUB PATTERN INCLUDES DOTS & STYLIZED FAN MOTIF. RED GEOMETRIC PATTERN VERTICAL BORDER DECORATES BOTH SIDES OF WRINGER.

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Lovell Mfg. Co., Wringer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0237, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0237.002/

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