Washing Machine [White Cap Washer]

Object detail

Accession number

1971.24

Maker

Beatty Brothers Limited

Description

The White Cap washer was manufactured by Beatty Brothers Limited. It has a wooden bowl with wringer arrangement on top and is electrically driven. Early electric washing machines were typically made of wood but, fluctuations in the moisture content of the wood caused structural problems. If, a washtub was unused for a while, the staves would shrink causing the vessel to leak.

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

Beatty Brothers Limited. Washing Machine [White Cap Washer], 1971.24. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Washer, Clothes Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Maintenance T&E Laundry Equipment

Production place

Auckland Central Auckland City Auckland District Auckland New Zealand

Subject

Washing-machines Beatty Brothers Limited

Collection type

Domestic Technology Technology

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