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SmallTownGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rose
USA
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SmallTownGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rose
USA
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OregonGal
True Blue Farmgirl
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Chris
No. IL
USA
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 Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 6:39:22 PM
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It clamps onto the side of the tub, doesn't matter if the tub is round or square. You start by
starting the clothes between the two wringers, then start turning the handle which turns the
wringers and moves the cloth thru - when it comes thru, you grab the cloth with your other
hand so it doesn't fall on the ground or back into the tub of water. The water from the clothes goes out onto the ground, or back into the tub (depending which way you have the
wringer attached). You might find one at a country flea market or second hand shop or at
a garage sale, or at an antique store. I don't wash by hand, but I surely do hang my clothes
on a clothes line outside ('cept in the winter, then I hang them in the basement to put humidity in the house). You seem quite ambitious to me to be washing by hand. It sounds
nice, though.....and there are no dumb questions, just dumb mistakes because of not asking questions! Gotta love those ole grammas and the wonderful memories they leave us.
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Edited by - OregonGal on Feb 22 2006 6:40:35 PM |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 9:46:20 PM
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Oh Rose! Hubby & I have the second version, only ours is an old wooden thing! We use it not for washing clothes but for harvesting dry beans! You leave your beans in the garden until the shells get dry, pull the plants up by the roots and then run them through the wringer. If you put a clean sheet on the ground to catch the beans they just POP out and you have a sheet full when you finish. More fun than washing clothes! ;)That new washer can do double duty for you!
Rhonda
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SmallTownGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rose
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2006 : 07:24:22 AM
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Thanks for the good information ladies. I wanted to check the messages last night but I had a nasty migraine so I had to go to bed early. I just was looking at these washers trying to figure out what we want. I wash a lot of my shirts and fabric by hand now because I think they always get wrecked in the washer. Thanks for the answers, Rose
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Suzie
Farmgirl at Heart
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Sarah
New London
Missouri
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Posted - May 06 2006 : 07:21:49 AM
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I have a wringer washer, not super old but probably one of the last the Maytag made. My mom picked it up at an auction. It works wonderful! Clothes come out super clean, granted it is a lil more time consuming. I can still remember when my grandmother washer her clothes in one outside on her back porch. You'll need a washtub or two for rinsing the clothes after they are done washing too. This does save on your water bill as well. Happy washing. |
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Alaska farm girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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dorothy
skagway
Alaska
USA
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Posted - May 06 2006 : 07:29:56 AM
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I had a wringer washer once.It used to 'walk' around the back porch when it was agitating! Folks would come to visit and ask what all that bumping noise was coming from back there! We finally built a stand to contain it!
I also caught my braid in the wringer one time! Had to scream for mil's help as I couldn't reach the safety latch.Boy my head hurt for awhile! We had a Briggs and Stratton gas engine to run it.Really saved on electricity cost. |
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
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Posted - May 06 2006 : 12:42:40 PM
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Your question about wringer vs. washboard is odd to me. The washboard is for washing dirt out of the clothes and the wringer is for squeezing out the water like the spin cycle does in a washing machine. They serve two different purposes.
You still need a baffled plunger or a washboard or something for the washing if you need to do more than just stir the clothes or use the James washer handle thing that beats the clothes.
Also I've given up on wringers. They are too hard on buttons and such. I've switched to clothing that is light (well, I do live in Arizona so that helps) except for jeans. So wringing amounts to twisting my clothes around a pole. That's easier on my hands than anything. |
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