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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0253.001

MANUFACTURER: DOWSWELL, LEES & CO. LTD.
MODEL: 11
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN FRAME & CRANK HANDLE; STEEL SPRINGS; CAST IRON; RUBBER ROLLER

Dimensions

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

Length: 71.0 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 41.0 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: DOWSWELL
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS WRINGER USED BETWEEN C.1920-1945
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A CANADIAN-MADE WRINGER. DOWSWELL WRINGERS CONTINUED TO BE MFD. UNTIL AT LEAST C.1960 (REF.2, P.516)
Function: TO REMOVE EXCESS MOISTURE FROM CLOTHING, FABRICS, ETC. DURING THE WASHING PROCESS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONCE COMMON CLOTHES WRINGER, WHICH GREATLY REDUCED THE TIME AND PHYSICAL EFFORT NECESSARY TO REMOVE EXCESS MOISTURE FROM CLOTHES, ETC. DURING WASHING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON ONE SIDE OF WRINGER: 'NO.11/ WARRANTY/ BEST QUALITY STEEL SPRING/ IMPROVED GUIDE BOARD FOR SPREADING THE CLOTHES/ DOWSWELL, LEES & CO./ LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA'/ REVERSE SIDE BEARS TEXT: 'NO 11/ WARRANTY/ BEST QUALITY STEEL SPRING'. PRINTED ON ONE SIDE OF GUIDE OR SHIELD: '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 TOP SCREWS WHEN NOT IN USE/ KEEP BEARINGS WELL LUBRICATED. OIL INJURES THE RUBBER'; ON REVERSE: 'IMPROVED SURE GRIP CLAMPS/ WILL FIT/ GALVANIZED IRON, FIBRE/ OR WOODEN TUBS'/ 'LOOSEN/ PRESSURE/ SCREWS/ WHEN/ NOT IN USE.'
Missing: From CA of 07/21/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: ORIGINAL FINISH PROBABLY VARNISHED-NOW WORN. PIVOTTING CROSSPIECE MARKED 'WARRANTY' PAINTED RED
Decoration: GEOMETRIC-BASED PATTERNS STENCILLED IN BLACK ON BOTH SIDES OF VERTICAL END FRAMES

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DOWSWELL, LEES & CO. LTD., Wringer, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1993.0253, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1993.0253.001/

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