An Improved Hand Washing Appliance.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 8th July, 1889-Accepted, 10th Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hand Washing Appliance.
THOMAS INCHLEY 123 Arthur Street Small Heath Birmingham Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is for the purpose of taking the place of the Washerwomens knuckles
in the rubbing and washing of clothes. The object is to prevent the punishment to
the washerwoman by having her knuckles and wrists rubbed sore and almost raw,
also to turn out the work easier and in less time, the better extraction of the dirt with
less soap. and not damaging the clothes, as done by the friction of hand rubbing,
This invention consist of a metal handle and frame combined, in which are
fixed two corrugated wood rollers, side by side, and capable of revolving freely on
iron spindles.
In using this machine the clothes will be prepared in the usual way by soaking
and soaping, and then laid flat in three or four folds or thicknesses on the top of a
sloping board, when by means of the handle the machine is made to pass or roll two
or three times lightly and quickly over every part of the clothes. Then the clothes on
being boiled and rinsed will be found entirely cleansed and free from dirt.
The board on which the clothes are laid may be perfectly flat & plain or corrugated
as the washing boards now in use. The board forms no part of my invention.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1888.
THOS. PRIDEAUX,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hand Washing Appliance.
THOMAS INCHLEY, 123 Arthur Street, Small Heath Birmingham, Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention is for the purpose of taking the place of washerwomens knuckles,
brushes, maids, or dolleys in the rubbing and washing of clothes. The object is to prevent
the punishment to the washerwoman by having her knuckles and wrists rubbed sore and
almost raw, also to turn out the work easier and in less time, the better extraction of
the dirt with less soap, and the clothes not so much damaged as by hand rubbing,
brushes, dolleys &c.
The invention consist of a metal handle and frame combined in which are fixed
2 corrugated wood rollers, side by side, and capable of revolving freely on iron
spindles.
In using this invention the clothes will be prepared in the usual way by soaking
and soaping, and then laid flat in three or four folds or thicknesses on the top of a
sloping board, when by means of the handle the machine is made to pass or roll
two or three times lightly and quickly over every part of the clothes, then the clothes
on being boiled and rinsed will be found entirely free from dirt.
The board on which the clothes are laid may be perfectly plain and flat or corrugated
as the washing boards now in use.
For the better understanding of my said invention I refer to the sheet of drawings
left with the Provisional Specification.-Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 are the end elevation,
side elevation and plans respectively. a in figs. 12, 3, and 4 is the metal handle &
frame combined, 6 the corrugated rollers made preferably of wood, c the iron pegs or
I Price 6d 1

page_text: spindles to allow the rollers to revolve freely. The corrugations of the rollers may
be as shown in fig. 2 or the tops of the corrugations, can be rounded off. And the
corrugations of the two rollers may be placed in a line as shown in fig. 3 or alternate
as shown at b, d, fig..4.
Having how particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
1. The corrugated rollers placed in a suitable frame as shown and described.
THOMAS INCHLEY,
Applicant.