Peerless Mangle - Ashcroft, British Columbia
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This Peerless mangle is inside the Ashcroft Museum located at the corner of Brink Street and 4th Street.
Waymark Code: WM146QZ
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/01/2021
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Ashcroft Museum
"Located in the brick "Dominion" building, built in 1917, the Ashcroft Museum is located at the corner of Brink and 4th Street. Originally the Village Post Office, the Ashcroft Museum moved into the building in 1980.
Considered one of the best museums located in any BC Village, the collection includes artifacts that date back to the early 1900's and and bears witness to Ashcroft's "Glory Days". Displays honour the local Indigenous People, the Chinese community and other pioneers of the area.
Ranching, sports, and fossils exhibits are featured on the top floor, as well as one of the most popular displays “the coal mine.” The museum also features a changing display, and each year something new is showcased! The Museum also has extensive archives relating to the history and its pioneer families, and Museum staff is happy to assist visitors who are looking for information.
Entrance to the Museum is by donation and a lift enables visitors with mobility issues to access the main floor."
Source: Ashcroft, BC
Monday is wash day, an arduous undertaking. In the "olden days" woman routinely did laundry on Monday, as it required almost the entire day to complete this task.
Most of the first hand crank mangles had wooden rollers dating it around the beginning of the 1900s. This Peerless mangle has three rollers, two of which are covered. It is uncertain if the third roller was part of the original mangle. Will note, though rare, there were three roller mangles.
There is a small blue metal tag attached to the upper frame:
Taylor-Forbes Co.
- Limited -
Guelph
Canada
Taylor-Forbes Company was founded in 1902, in Guelph Ontario, Canada. They were very well known and respected throughout Canada. The Taylor-Forbes foundry produced the metal frame for this Peerless mangle.
Peerless Wringer & Mfg. was established in Cleveland in 1889, and was renamed Peerless Mfg. Co. in 1892. They were originally a producer of washing machine wringers/mangles. The company is now Peerless Motor Car Company noted for its luxury automobiles.