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Object Name |
Agitator, Laundry |
Date |
1950 ca |
Maker |
Manufactured by Stanley Home Products, Inc. |
Material |
Rubber/Wood |
Used |
Mowry and Dermott farmstead |
Description |
Plunger for hand washing lingerie or diapers. Rubber base with suction cups with holes, in the shape of a seven-petal daisy, olive green and pink. Wooden handle, painted pink. Embossed on the base: "UNDE ' WASHER / STANLEY HOME PRODUCTS, INC. / WESTFIELD, MASS. U.S.A / PAT. NOS. 1874048-84483 " |
Notes |
From Stanley Home Products, this is an Unde Washer from the 1950's. The advertisement claimed: "SCIENTIFICALLY DESIGNED SUCTION CUPS GET THINGS CLEAN, DRAWS DIRT OUT. FOR USE WITH BABY CLOTHES, LADIES LINGERIE, AND DELICATE DAINTY FABRICS." |
Dimensions |
H-13.5 Dia-5 inches |
Collection |
HF160A |
Catalog Number |
2010.029.0015 |
Imagefile |
092\2010.029.0015.jpg |
Species |
Agitator, Laundry |
Owned by |
Dermott family |
Credit line |
Gift of Lamont and Catherine Dermott |