Washboard, circa 1918

Artifact

Washboard

Date Made

circa 1918

Creators

National Washboard Company 

Sargent, James T. 

Gilbert, Henry J. 

Place of Creation

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

United States, Tennessee, Memphis 

United States, Michigan, Saginaw 

Keywords

Washboards 

Laundry 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

62.71.42

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant Material)
Glass (Material)
Tin (Metal)

Color

Brown
White (Color)
Gray (Color)

Dimensions

Length: 26.25 in

Width: 13.5 in

Length: 1.625 in

Inscriptions

in raised letters and numbers on metal piece at top: NATIONAL WASHBOARD CO. / CHICAGO SAGINAW MEMPHIS / SOAP SAVER / TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE IN U.S.A. / NO. 195 / PATENT 1152766-1283148 embossed between corrugations on glass: NATIONAL