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Here in the wagon barn are some of the most important inventions in human history. Sure, you can see examples here of the wheel or the automobile, but the inventions I’m talking about are the domestic appliances that allowed for increased leisure time and redefined gender roles in society. To a degree as never seen before in human history, the evolution of the washing machine as demonstrated in this barn is a representative example of this changing domestic life. For many centuries, sailors used to place their clothing in a cloth bag, tie the back to a rope and throw it overboard, letting the ship drag it for hours. The principle was simple: force water through the clothes to remove the dirt. But in the household before running water and electricity washing clothes took a staggering amount of labor. To wash, boil and rinse a single load of clothes could take 50 gallons of water, which had to be hand carried from a pump or well. Pan wringing rubbing and lifting the clothes could expose women to caustic substances in the soaps. The whole process for a households laundry could take an entire day or more of back-breaking labor. In 1846, a patented washing machine imitated the human hand moving cloth over a washboard by using a lever to rub the clothes between two rib surfaces. This machine was sold in the U.S. as late as 1927. The first electric clothes washers in which a motor rotated the tub were introduced into America about 1900.
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The evolution of the washing machine represents the changing domestic life. Specifically, sailors used to let ships drag their laundry bags to remove the dirt centuries ago. Before running water and electricity, washing cloths took women a large amount of labour. In 1846, the first washing machine was made and was sold in 1927. The first electric washing machine with a motor was introduced in US in the 1900. (69 words)
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