The Thorough Washing Machine Company
Print
ca. 1870s (made)
ca. 1870s (made)
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Advertising poster for a laundry company in Burnley, with two smartly dressed women with long, elaborately adorned hair, each turning a wheel on either side of a mangle. Two men stand in the background, discussing and gesticulating towards the machine. The price is listed as £6.10s and the patent is given as 1871 Sagar and Richmond.
Object details
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| Title | The Thorough Washing Machine Company (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithography |
| Brief description | Advertisement for The Thorough Washing Machine Company in Burnley, Lancashire. Great Britain, ca. 1870s. |
| Physical description | Advertising poster for a laundry company in Burnley, with two smartly dressed women with long, elaborately adorned hair, each turning a wheel on either side of a mangle. Two men stand in the background, discussing and gesticulating towards the machine. The price is listed as £6.10s and the patent is given as 1871 Sagar and Richmond. |
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| Accession number | 13564:1 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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