Alte Wringmaschine - Hamburg, Deutschland
N 53° 35.146 E 010° 02.701
32U E 569177 N 5937943
Alte Wringmaschine vor der Zinnschmelze auf dem Gelände des Museums für Arbeit in Hamburg-Barmbek
Waymark Code: WMX48X
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/25/2017
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This old wringing machine stands in front of the entrance of the LütLiv, the restaurant of the cultural center Zinnschmelze on the grounds of the Museum der Arbeit in Hamburg-Barmbek.
Wringing has long been an important step in washing. After washing and rinsing, the laundry items were first wrung out to remove most of the water and shorten the subsequent drying process. This activity was previously done purely manually, it was later facilitated by wring machine, which were also operated by hand. The laundry was driven with the help of a swivel between two rubber rollers, with plenty of water ran down. A lot of muscle was required.
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