Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-01-20
THE DEATH OF THE TUB.

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ye may receive tidiDgs of great joy.
A hundred years ago the railroad
had not been thought of. fifty years
ago the telegraph was laughed at,
twenty-five years ago there were but
| few sewing machines in existence,
and now We come 70 you with the
best news vet received by this gener-
a,ion-that of a successful washing
machine Don't smile, don't look
wise, don't lsugh-ws mean what
we va washing machine that Is q
| success cheap, stroag, durable. sim
plea machine that reduces the
manual work 10 the minimum. one
| that neither wears nor tears the
clothes, one that d-es away with
tubs and boards, one that saves soap
and water, one tha. auuihilates the
dagger of washing infected clothing,
one that washes a collar as we'll as a
sheet, one that does away with slops
and steaming one SO simple and
easy that q child can work it, and
above all, one that is a thorough
cleanser, 4. e. makes all the clothes as
clean and white as you could wish
them.
There have been washing machines
and washing machines. The first
that we eau find any record of is the
"Dolly-Tub," of Yorkshire, which
was invented a hundred years ago
and was simply round piece of
wood with three or FIVE pins or legs.
like a foot stool, handle and cross
piece. This was pressed in among
the clothes and worked around, and
could be used in any tub or oox
Almost all OF the washing machines
since invented have been modifica-
tions of the Dolly Tub. Another de-
vice was one with spring ribbed
boards between which the clothes
were rubbed with swinging motion.
Another was one with oscillating
boxes which jerked the clothes aud
water from side to side. another ives
the dash wheel, similar to that used
in bleaching works. which bad a
reversible actioL. lifting the clothes
out Of the water and letting them fall
back again, bat the greatest discov-
cry of all was that made by French
chemist named Chaptal, that clothes
could be washed by steam. 1t ia
that discovery applied to small ms
chimes for domestic use that makes q
success of the ALLEN WASHER
The clothes and Dissolved soap are
placed Immediately into boiling wa
ter. the lid closed TO prevent the
escape of steam, and few minutes
working of the handle. which is at
tached to simple lever, thoroughly
cIeanses them. We say it does and
we know it does for we have given
the machine a thorough test. The
machine has but one fault--it makes
the washing so easy that the women
hate to do the ironing-they want a
machine to do that, also
By the old method of washing, the
clothes were put through frst and
second suds, then boiled, then wash
ed out of the boil. then put thr ough
two rinsing waters, with often q pre-
liminary soaking over night. the op-
Grafton for large family's washin g
taking one PERSONS time for a whole
day. BY this method and with this
machine, larger washing can be
done and done thoroughly and com.
pletely in two hours at most. The
clothes are put through one boiling
water with soap, and one boiling Wa
ter without soap and then rinsed. and,
they come out clean and pure, cleaner
than you can make them by
the old method. The manual
labor, outside of chang
ing the water, can be done by child
of nine years The small pieces, the
collars, cuffs, handkercEiefs. etc. come
ont as clean as the large ones, and a
heavy bed quilt is as easily washed
% q sheet or towel.
II this is not a complete revolution
In washing we cannot imagine what
could be No standing and toiling
at the wash tub all day, no backaches
| uuu oOIC huuChico, hO thuh'uS W.
healthy steam, no colds and sore
throats from sudden changes of tenn
perature, no disconiented husbands
waiting for 4 wash day dinner, no ir-
ritable, tir,d out wives and fretful, un.
attended babies--prestc, change
comfort, happiness, peace, ease, health,
luxury, beauty, serenity, everything,
and wash-day looked forward to as .
holiday.
"Rub-a-dub, dub, the song of the Tub
will never be heard again in tho fam
lily which once uses an ALLEN
WASHER
This simple yet perfect machine
was invented by Me- Erastus w. Al
len of Seneca. Kansas, and was pat
ented Feb 2, 1885,
Mr.. William Shira, the late pro-
thonotary Of this county. heard Of it
through some western friends.
| Like the rest of us he was very
skeptical regarding so-called washing
machines, bat an inspection of this
one and it's work discovered such un-
expected and unusual merit that, after
careful consideration, he decided to
invest large sum in the right To
manufacture and sell it in this State
his right including all Of Pennsyl.
vania. excepting few northw estern
counties. The is no doubt as to the
merits Of the machine, if such sim
Pile contrivance can be called by that
name. The firm of Shra, Shira, &
Hays, which includes Mr.. William
Shira his son Lon, aud Mr.. James
Hays, has been manufacturing them
in Butler for some months and har
been selling all it could make, and
has sold some territory at good fig.
ures. but the members Of the firm
propose holding on to the best terri
tory. and manufacturing them on g
large scale. There Is a fort une il
Allegheny aud Philadelphia counties
alone for them, and their succes5 il
assured.
The people Of Butler should take
Cd especial interest in this washer for
besides its intrinsic value it means 6
new aud large industry for the town
| The tub is dead long live the
ALLEN WASHER.
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