The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31
THE METROPOLITAN
Washing Machine.

NHlS wonderful Machine il remarkable f,r tbc
Il following properties which it is warranted 10
possess. 1t does not wear the clothes and never
breaks button. 1t clcanses thoroughly the most
delicate clothing, and rinscs clear 1t IS very sim
pie, very strong and durable, and can harily get
out OF repair. II Is light and portable. and when
not IN use takes no more room than the common
wash tubs. A common hand can with ease and
Perfect safety TO the clothing. wash faster and bet
ter than four washerwomen can by hand
This machine has been greatly improved since
lsoS, and Is now perfect. II now operates much
mere easily, and weighs only between 60 and 10
pounds. all put up, and when taken down-which
can be done in one fourth of minutes SO light
that child l2 years OF age can it about
Almost all the certificates have received are
from persons who had not the benefit Of the i'm
proved FOUNDER when they gave their certificates
From all can judge myself and from the opin.
hon OF large number of persons who have used
TINS machine nearly two Years. believe the saving
III wear 10 the cloth any other process Of
washing, is at least $40 per year, in every family
of SIX persons, and in that proportion and in some
ianhiiies 1t Is much more than in that proportion
Why all other Machines Fail
is because they rub only the surfaces of the cloth
taking it for granted that the clothes are soied on
iy upon the surface and that the dirt ,ust be rub
bed of as one would clean board.
Washing by Hund IS Wrong,
because the rubbing of the surface of the cloth is
wholly unnecessary, and is great waste of strength
as well as great injury to the fabric
OBSERVE that the cloth soied is always soiled
through and through. and that it cannot be cleans
cd without being washed through and through
The Reason achy the Metropolitan Succeeds
is because it forces the water powerfully through
the fabric between the pestlcs, and the action of
the water displaced by the FOUNDER carries the
clothes from the outside to the centre of the tub
presenting continuous fresh surface of clothes to
the action of the poundcr, thus washing every
portion of the clothes thoroughly and equally.
No Butfoas can DO Broken
because the spiral springs upon the small pestles
relieve the least unequal pressure perfectly that
glass vias of good strength, silver thimblea, lead
pencils and the like have been in clothes that were
pounded ont thoroughly, without being injured
Without these spiral springs the cloth would he
destroyed. and all the buttons broken. The side
springs combine
The Bon and 1rrow Principle,
throwing up the FOUNDER perpendiculary and then
upon the same principle assist in throwing il down
giving an immense power to the operation so that
with the thumb and finger, a person accustomed
to its use, can give heavier blow than she could
with both hand with the FOUNDER unshipped. With
the old spring pole so often used the pound
ing barrel. could guide this heavy FOUNDER.
as the end of the pole describes the are of circle
Tile Pomer Of this Machine
is such tha. the most filthy horse blanket or the
dirtest carpet is thoroughly clcansed without much
fatigue to the operator.
The Skill required 10 Operate II
is no more than is required to sweep well. to knead
bread well. to make beds well, or 10 wash dishes
well nor one fourth much is necessary to
learn the use of the axe, scythe. augur hoe spade
and shovel !; and who would think of letting a man
condemn these tools. and work like the savage be
cause he was not born with knowledge of the use
Of them? When men don't know the use of these
implements teach them, and none Of them is
more valuable than this WasuISc MACHINE.
Tke Time Required 10 Learn TO usea
varies from to four weeks nearly all do very
well the second washing. Very many work il
finely during the first operation, while some per
sons require four five washings to work lit with
ease. a failure has never occurred where n fair
trial of four weeks has been given. With the i'm
proved machine persons will require more than two
trials to work it easily. if the directions which
are simple, are observed.
The Time and Labor .Sored
is more than half. Washngs which require
all day by hand. by this Machine generally
done in less than one-half n day The clean
sing process is done in one fourth the time. The
cleansing, rinsing and wringing and hanging out,
taken together, require less than half TIE time
and no person can possibly rinse well by hand
as with this Machine. Very many persons say
that the Machine is worth its cost for rinsiny
alone.
TIE Durability Of this Machine.
is very great. don't see why it should not last
for ten or twenty years, with on v repairs of poun
der and rope which would be very tritling. The
whole cost Of repairs upon all the several hund-
red machines have sold in the last two years.
taken together, don't amount to two dollars. and
many Of them have been in constant use in large
families.
For sale by WARD IL SOUTHMAYD