An Improvement in Dollies Used for Washing or Cleansing Clothes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 23rd June, 1894-Accepted, 28th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Dollies Used for Washing or Cleansing
Clothes.
I, EMMA NIXON of 90 Stocks Street, Cheetham, Manchester, Married, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to wooden dollies used for washing clothes within a dolly
tub, and consists in rendering such dollies much more effectual in removing the
dirt from clothes than heretofore, by making each leg of the dolly into a scrubber
consisting of one or more rows of bristles, fibre, or other suitable material securely
inserted or fixed into the leg from top to bottom, either on the outer side or the
inner side of the leg. In some cases, I fit some of the legs with the scrubber on
the outer side, and the remainder of the legs with the scrubber on the inner side.
In other cases I leave some of the legs plain, that is without the scrubber.
Sometimes when desirable I also insert or fix one or more rows of bristles fibre
or other suitable material round the rim of the wood base of the dolly.
Dated this Twenty-third day of September 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Dollies Used for Washing or Cleansing
Clothes.
I, EMMA NIXON, of 90 Stocks Street, Cheetham, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, 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 :-
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This invention relates to the appliance used for washing clothes known under the
various names of "dolly peggy,' "possing stick" et cætera, and is designed to
render such appliance more effectual in removing the dirt from the clothes or
articles than heretofore.
In consists essentially in constructing the dolly or appliance with a scrubber or
brush on one or more of the legs formed of one or more rows of bristles, fibre
rubber or other suitable material. Or in applying such scrubber or brush to other
parts thereof.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings which
illustrate several examples of dollies constructed according to my invention.
Fig. 1. Elevation of ordinary dolly.
Fig. 2. Elevation of machine dolly, (drawn to a smaller scale).
Fig. 3. Elevation of another form of dolly.
The handle A and the disc B are constructed and the legs C fitted therein in the
usual way or in the form shown in Fig. 3 the base C is turned or formed in the
ordinary way.
To the legs C or base C₁ of the dolly I apply scrubbers or brushes c formed of
bristles, fibre, rubber, or the like. These scrubbers or brushes may be applied to
every leg as shown or may be applied to each alternate leg or otherwise, and thus
in addition to the ordinary action of the appliance a scrubbing or brushing action

page_text: is also brought upon the clothes or articles which more effectually cleanses and
removes the dirt from them.
In Fig. 1 an ordinary dolly is shown with the scrubbers or brushes applied to
every leg.
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In Fig. 2 a machine dolly is shown in which the dolly is actuated by hand wheel D
and gearing E each leg of the dolly being constructed with a brush or bristles
applied to it. This machine may be operated either by hand or by power.
In Fig. 3 a dolly of the form known as a chump dolly or possing stick is shown
with the scrubbers or brushes on two sides of it.
In addition to or instead of applying the scrubbers or brushes to the outer side
of the legs of the appliance they may be fitted to the inner side or they may be
fitted to the disc B to which the legs are attached but at present I prefer the
arrangement shown.
The scrubbers or brushes may be made of bristles, fibre, bass, rubber or wire as
found most suitable and the appliance although primarily designed for clothes may
also be employed to wash potatoes or other articles in which case the scrubber or
brush applied to the dolly legs is preferably made of bass or wire or other similar
material instead of fibre or bristles.
I consider that the use of this improved dolly greatly lessens the labour of
washing and improves the colour of the clothes,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A dolly or similar appliance for washing clothes constructed with bristles,
fibre, bass, wire or the like attached to the legs or other part thereof that comes in
contact with the articles substantially as described.
2. A dolly or similar appliance for washing clothes constructed with a scrubber or
brush formed of bristles, fibres, bass, rubber, wire or the like in combination with
one or more of the legs substantially as described.
Dated this 6th day of June 1801
WM. P. THOMPSON & CO.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.