The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-02-24
SHIRT BosoMs WHITE As SNOW.
Great Improvement In Laundry Machinery.
some New steam linnsies.


I" The manufacture Of special machinery
for laundry use is new thing" said q
dealer recently. The great growth of the
business has required machinery for practi-
cal laundry work, simple in operation. dur
able and strong. Take, for instance, wash
ing machines. There are three kinds which
have stood the test Of use; they are the old
dash-wheel, the plunger washer and the
plain cylinder. All that lift and drop the
wash in q mass are virtually DASH wheels.
The original and best form, o Deep narrow
cylinder with four compartments, are still
1sed by manufacturers of linen goods.
Next come the plunger washers, and now
the plain cylinder is the favorite. The last
has proved capable of doing the most salts
factory work by revolving few times and
reversing In this the goods may be washed,
rinsed and blued without removal. The
question is often asked If a washing machine
will do its work clean without hand-rub-
bling. The reversing washer not only can
be made to do SO, but does actually wash
all that is put into it clean, without even
looking over, in public laundries that turn
out the finest work in the world. 1t is in
teresting to trace the steps of improvement
in washers. The dash-wheel the best of its
kind in its day, depended upon the fall OF
the wash in mass, which drove the suds
through the goods and rubbed them to-
gether, thus washing the middle of the mass
as we'll as the pieces coming in contact with
the sides of the machine Next, the less
violent action of squeezing devices was en-
ployed. With small bulk of goods be-
tween the walls and the plunger, this action
also reached the middle of the mass. With
the plain cylinder, at present in use, centri-
fngal force against q smooth WALL from
which the pieces are dropped and dipped
N what may be termed a circulating success.
zion, takes the place of the slap of the dash.
wheel and the kneading of the plungers,
leth of which washed the inside of the load
" agitation from the outside"
g What is a mangle n
g All ironing machines used in the laul.-
Try for other than starched work are term
cd mangles. The old successful mnngle
consisted of heavy box and rollers.
Around the latter the linen to be smoothed
was wound, and when by suitable mechali-
ism the box was lifted, the roller was placed
beneath and the linen subjected to the pres
sure of the box, which moved back and
forth upon the roller. This box mangle has
never fully given way to any heated man.
gle, with one exception. This exception is
one the principle of construction of which
is based on the use of at least three rollers,
a steam-heated roller or cylinder and two
covered rollers, to hold the goods in con.
tact with the cylinder, thus secnring.an e
tended ironing surface, and constantly pre-
senting a dry absorbing surface to the damp
linen. The pressure is obtained by springs
which press down upon the boxes at either
end OF the upper rolls. The cylinder il
raised and lowered by turning the adjusting
wheel. 1t is mistake to suppose that even
in starched work polish cannot be given by
roller without speeding it. A high gloss
cannot be SO obtained, but many laundry
men get good results when an extreme pol
sh is not desired. Among other interesting
articles now used in lundres are polishing
irons with either smooth, perforated or
morocco-fnished face; steam jacket starch
kettles, of heavy copper and strong enough
to resist 100 pounds steam pressure linen
fibre baskets mounted on wheels hand col
lar ironers, with which as many as 1900
collars and cuffs have been ironed in day
shapers for collars and cuffs, which is a
very small steel roller pressing upon rub
Der roller; cord and eyelet raisers, by
y, snla l1ar ntaffo
md patent shirt dampener."