Mangle - Fredericksburg, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 16.223 W 098° 52.278
14R E 512379 N 3348753
Black Chalk Home and Laundry has old machinery on display. Owner states the equipment dates around 1879.
Waymark Code: WMXE1M
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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The Oxford English Dictionary dates the first use of the word in English from 1598, quoting John Florio who, in his 1598 dictionary, A World of Words, described "a kind of press to press buckram, fustian, or dyed linen cloth, to make it have a luster or gloss."

In the second half of the 19th century, commercial laundries began using steam-powered mangles or ironers.

Type of Machine: Laundry Press

Year the machine was built: 1879

Year the machine was put on display: 2016

Is there online documentation for this machine: [Web Link]
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