The Van Buren press., 1859-09-14
THE METROPOLITAN
Washing Machine.

NHlS wonderful Machine is remarkable for the
Il following properties which it is warranted 10
possess. 1t does not wear the clothes, and neyer
6rsaks button elesnses thoroughly the most
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. common hand can with ease and
perfect safety to the clothing. wash faster and bet
ter than four washerwonen can by hand.
This machine has been greatly improved since
1853, and is now perfect. 1t now operates much
more easily, and weighs only between GO and 70
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 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 gave their certificates
From all can judge myself, and from the opin
this machine nearly two years believe the saving
OF wear to the cloth over any other process Of
washing, is at least $40 per year. in every family
of six persons and in that proportion, and in some
families it is much more than in that proportion.
WhyaN other Machines Fail
is because they rub only the surfaces of the cloth,
taking it for granted that the clothes soiled on
ly upon the surface and that the dirt .ust be rub
bed off as one would clean board.
Washing by Hand is Wrong,
because the rubbing of the surface of the cloth is
Y,
as well as a great injury to the fabric
OBSERVE that the cloth soied is alwa-s ao,oa
through and through and that it canr ot be cleans.
cd without being washed through and through.
THE Reason wdy the Metropolitan Succeeds
Is because it forces the water powerfully through
.h e No.ie' oet~'een the pestes, and the action OF
'ne water displaced by the FOUNDER carries the
eiothes nom the outside to the centre of the tub
Presenting continuous fresh surface of clothes to
the action of the FOUNDER, 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 walls of good strength, silver thimbles, 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 sid.
springs combine
The Bow and Arro,c Principle,
throwing up the FOUNDER perpendieular!y. and then
upon the same principle assist in throwing it down
giving an immense power to the operation, 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 over the pound
ing barrel, no one could guide this heavy FOUNDER
as the end Of the pole describes the Of acircle
NS OWcS " tHfS 4HOCHsNe
is such that the most filthy horse blanket or the
dirtest carpet is thoroughly cleansed without much
fatigue to the operator.
THE Skill required to Operate II
is more than is required to sweep we'll to knead
bread well, to make beds well, or to wash dishes
we'll nor one fourth as much 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-
| ha Ill Al
of them! When men don't know the nse of these
implements We teach them, and none of them is
more valuable than this WASHING MACHINE.
Tke Time Required to Learn to useu
varies from one to four weeks nearly all do very
finely during the first operation, while some per-
sons require four or five washngs to work 1T with
ease. A failure has never occurred where a 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 Saved
is more than one half. washings which REQUIRE
all day by hand, are by this Machine generally
done in less than one half 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 one half the time
and no person can possibly rinse we'll by hand
as with this Machine Very many persons saw
that the Machine is worth its cost for rnsing
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-
der and rope, which would be very trifiing 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 d SOUTHMAYD