The Van Buren press., 1859-11-18
THE METROPOLITAN
Washing Machine.

II NliIS wonderful Machine is remarkable for The
Il following properties which it is warranted to
possess. 1t does not wear the clothes and meyer
breaks a button. 1t eleanses thoroughly the most
delicate clothing, and rinses clear. II is very aim
pie very strong and durable. and can hardly get
out Of repair 1t is light and portable and when
wash tubs. A common hand can with ease anil
perfect safety to the clothing. wash faster and bet
ter than four washeFwomen can by hand.
This machine has been greatly Improved since
1888, 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 l2 years OF age can move it about.
Almost all the certificates | have received are
from persons sw no had not the benefit of the i,a
proved FOUNDER when they gave their certific ates
From all can judge myself, and from the opn-
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
of six persons, and in that proportion and in some
families it is much more than in that proportion.
8 WhyoN other .Nfchines Fail
is because they rub only the surfaces of the cloth,
taking it for granted that the clothes soi!ed on
ly urOn the surf.ce and that the dirt .iust be rub
bed oil Is one would clean board.
Washing By Hand IS Urong,
because the rubbing of the surface of the. cloth is
wholly unnecessary, and is a great waste of strength
as well as a great injury to the fabric.
OBSERN T. that the cloth soiled is always soiled
through and through aud that it cannot be cleans
Ell without being washed through and through
The Reason mhy the Metropolton 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 action of the ppunicr thus
portion OF the clothes thoroughly and equally.
No Buttons can be Broken
because the spiral springs upon the small pesles
relieve the least unequal pressure perfectly that
glass vials of good strength, silver thimbles lead
pencils and the like. have been in clothes that were
pounded out thoroughly, without being injured.
ithout these spiral springs the cloth would be
destroyed, and all the buttons broken. The side
springs combine
TIE Bow and Arrow Principle,
throwing up the FOUNDER pcrpendcularlv. and then
upon the same principle assistSn throwing it down
giving an immense power to the operation, so that
WIN the thumb and finger, a person accustomed
TO ITS use, can give a heavier blow than she could
with both hand with the FOUNDER unshipped. With
the old spring pole often used over the pound
ing barrel, no could guide this heavy FOUNDER
~ 'hesnd of the Pole describes the of circle.
Tile Po,rer Of Ills Nachine
is such that the most filthy blanket or the
drtest carpet is thoroughly cleansed without much
fatigue to the operator.
The Skill required 10 Operate IL
is no more than is required to sweep WELL to knead
bread well. to make beds well. 10 wash dishes
well I; nor oue-fourtlr much is necessary to
learn the use of the axe scythe, augur, hoe spade
and shovel anI who would think Of letting man
condemn these tools. and work like the savage, be
cause he no: born with a knowledge Of the use
of them : When men don know the use of these
implements We teach them, and none Of them is
more valuable than this WASHING MACHINE
Tke Time Required to Learn to uset
varies froIn 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 fo;Ir Or five washngs TO work 1T with
ease n 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.
TIE Time and LaIOr .Sared
is more than one half Washings which REQUIRE
all day by hand, are by this Machine generally
donci in less than oneha!f day. The clean
sing process IS done in one fourth the time The
ciransing, rinsing.and wringiny and han giny out
taken together, require less than one half the time
and no person can possibly rinse as well by hand
rs win this Machine Very many persons say
that the Machine is worth its cost for rinsinS
alone.
TIE Durability Of tbs 4Nachine
is very great. / don't see why it should not last
for ten or twenty years with only repairs of poun
der and rope whIc. would be very trifling. The
whole cost OF repairs upon all the several hund
red machines l have sold in the last two wears
taken together, don't amount TO two dollars and
many OF them have been in constant in large