The Van Buren press., 1859-10-21
THE METROPOLITAN
W ashing Machine.

following properties which it is WARMED :,
possess. 1t does not wear the clothes. and never
breaks button. 1t cleanses thoroughly the n,st
delicate clothing, and rinses clear Ii Is very s;m
ple, very strong aud durable, and can hardly ,,st
out of repair. 1t is light and portable and when
not in use takes 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 bv hand
This machine has been greatly improved since
1858, and is now perfect 1t NOW operates much
more easily, and weighs only between GO and 20
pounds, all put up. and when taken down-which
can be done in one. fourth OF minute.-s SO light
that child II years OF age can moyeit about
Almost all the certificates Thave 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
ion of large number of persous who have used
this machine nearly two years. believe the saving
Of wear to the cloth over any other process Of
washing, is, al hast SO per year sin every family
of six persons, and in that proportion and In some
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 soled
" upon the surface and that the dirt .ust be rub
5ed off as one would clean board
Washing By Hand Is Wrong,
because the rubbing of the surface of the cloth is
wholly unnecessary, and is great waste of strength
as we'll "a 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.
The Reason srhy the Aefrcpolitan Succeeds
is because il, forces the watef powerfully through
the fabric, between the pestles, and the action Of
the water displaced by the pounder carries the
clothes from the outsideto the centre of the tub,
presenting continuous fresh surface of clothes to
the action Of the FOUNDER, thus washing every
Of he I'll n hes w md
No Buttons can be Broken
because the spiral springs upon the small pestles
relieve the least unequal pressure SO perfectly that
glass vias 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 he
destroyed, and all the buttons broken. The side
springs combine
The Bow and Arro,c Principle,
throwing up the FOUNDER pcrpendicularly and then
upon the same principle assist in throwing it down
giving an immense power to the operation, that
with the thumb and finger, person accustomed
to its use, can give heavier blow than she could
with both hand with the pOunder unshipped. With
the old spring pole often used over the pound
ing barrel, no one could guide this heavy FOUNDER
the end of the pole describes the Of acircle
The Pouer of this Machine
is such that the most filthy horse blanket or the
dirtiest carpet thoroughly cleansed without much
fatigue to the operator.
Tile Skill required to Operate n
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 Of the axe, scythe, auguf, hoe spade
and shovel and whs would think Of letting man
condemn these tools, and work like the savage, be-
cause he not born with knowledge of the use
of themf When men don't know the use of these
implements we teach them, and none of them is
more valuable than this WasHrSc MACHINE.
IKe Time Required to Learn to uset
well the second washing Very many work It
finely during the first operation, while some per-
sons require four five washings to work lit with
case. failure has never occurred where a fair
trial Of four weeks has been given. With the i'm
proved machine persons viii require more than two
trials to work it easily, if the directions, which
simple, are observed.
The Time and Labor .Sared
is more than one-half. Washings which require
done in less than one-half day. The clean
sing process is done in one fourth the time . ne
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
as with this Machine. Very many persons say
alone
The Durability Of this Machine.
is very great. don't why it should not last
for ten or 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 wears
taken together, don't amount to two dollars. and
manv Of them have. been in constant use Elm large
families
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