The Van Buren press., 1859-08-24
THE METROPOLITAN
Washing Machine.

Il following properties which it is warranted to
possess. 1t does not wear the clothes, and never
breaks button. 1t cleanses thoroughly the most
delicate clothing and rinses clear. 1t is very sim
pie, very strong and durable and can hardly get
out of repair. 1t 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
1858, and is now perfect. 1t now operates much
more easily, and weighs only between 60 and 20
pounds, all put up, and when taken down-which
can be done in one fourth of minutes SO light
thata child IL years OF age can move it about.
Almost all the certificates / have received are
from persons who had not the benefit of the i'm
proved pounder when they gase their certificates.
From all l can judge myself, and from the opin-
ion of a large number of persons who have used
this machine nearly two years believe the saving
Of wear to the cloth over any other process of
washing. is, al least $40 per year in every family
Of six persons, and in that proportion, and in
families it 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 soed on
y upon the surface and that the dirt .,ust be rub
bed off as one would clean a board.
Iashing by Hand 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 soiled is always soiled
through and through and that it cannot be cleans
ed without being washed through and through.
Tile Reason srhy the Metropolitan Succeeds
is because it forces the water powerfully through
the fabric, between the pestles, 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 actioa the poundcr, thus washing every
portion OF the clothes thoroughly and equally.
No Buttons can be Broken
because the spiral springs upon the small pestles
relieve the least unequal pressure perfectly that
glass vials of good strength, silver thmbles, lead
pencils, and the like have been in clothes that were
pounded out thoroughly, without being injured
Without these spiral springs the cloth would be
destroyed, and all the buttons broken The side
springs combine
The Boao and Arrow Principle,
throwing up the FOUNDER perpendicularly, and then
upon the same principle assist in throwing it down
giving 2p immense power to the. operation so that
with the thumb and finger a person accustomed
with both hand with the FOUNDER unshipped. With
the old spring pole so often used over the pound
ing barrel, no one could guide this heavy FOUNDER
as the end of the pole describes the Of circle
The Posoer Of this Machine
is such that the most filthy horse-blanket or the
drtiest carpet is thoroughly cleansed without much
fatigue to the operator.
The Skill required to Operate II
is more than is required to sweep well. to knead
bread well, to make beds well, or to wash dishes
well ; nor one fourth as much as is necessary to
learn the use of the axe. scythe augur hoe, spade
and shovel and who would think Of letting man
condemn these tools, and work like the savage be-
cause he was not born with a knowledge of the use
of them? /? When men don't know the use of these
Il. Al
more valuable than this WasHING MACHINE.
Tke Time Required to Learn to useu
varies from one to four weeks nearly all do very
well the second washing. Very many work it
finely during the first operation, while some per-
sons require four five washings to work st with
ease. x failure has never occurred where 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 axd Labor .Saved
is more than one-half. Washings which require
all day by hand, are by this Machine generally
done in less than onehalf a 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 the time
and no person can possibly rinse as well by hand
with this Machine. Very many persons say
that the Machine is worth its cost for rinsing
alone
The Durability Of this Machine.
is very great don't see why it should not last
for ten twenty years, with only repairs of poun
whole cost Of repairs upon all the several humid
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.
WARD & sOUTHMAYD, Agents.