Search Results for: Household Accessory

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	Clothes Wringer c. 1872 1967.07.01 The wooden wringer, to squeeze the water from newly washed laundry, was patented May 28, 1872.
	Mirror 2000.20.511 This "tabernacle" style mirror, has both a looking glass and a scene painted on the upper glass in a technique known as reverse-painting.
	The Planet Dust Beater c. 1900 1987.30.04 The Planet Manufacturing Company patented this rug beater in 1895.
	Beaded Horseshoe Souvenir c. 1900 1991.15 By the late 19th century, many Native people produced decorative beadwork items for the tourist trade.
	Pipe box c. 1790 1879.37 Smoking was a common pastime among men and women in the 18th century; this box stored the long clay pipes and the tobacco they used.
	Ceramic Figures 1780-1830 1893.07.20.01 The pair of figurines, a male and a female, was made in the Staffordshire district of England in the early 19th century.
	Electric iron 1900-1913 1981.10 A Simplex Company electric iron of unusual weight. The first appliance patented after the electric light was the electric iron. This example probably was used commercially.
	"Red Electric" Washing and Wringing Machine c. 1915 1977.11.01 The "Red Electric" Washing and Wringing Machine, advertised by the Hurley Machine Company of Chicago and New York in 1915, promised that electricity could now wash and wring the weekly wash.

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