Actually it was wooden tongs i remember. For shifting stuff between drums?Ah yes the wooden stick , for many mums of the period the favoured weapon of child control. Mrs JK mum was more upmarket she had large tongs . Equally painful in the hands of an experienced practitioner .
Now would i really do that knowing that somebody upstream might've had a shoot in the river.
It takes me about 90 minutes (and about 10 to 12 buckets of water) to do what an automatic washing machine could do in a quarter of the time..and a lot more effort!
. I don't mind though. Being a 'retro' type person it's a bit like living in the 1950's/60' for a while,so i'm happy.
Folks in some bits of sardinia did this until recently - had been doing since roman times, maybe before. Have seen them doing it. Unfortunately there aren"t a lot of hot springs in accrington.
You going to finish off these pants on a metal washboard?It takes me about 90 minutes (and about 10 to 12 buckets of water) to do what an automatic washing machine could do in a quarter of the time..and a lot more effort!
And you don't want to catch your dickie in the mangle. 😲I still think of my grandma's mangle! "keep away from that mangle,otherwise it'll pull you in by your dickie bow tie" (i've always dressed 'posh'🧐)she'd say.
Jeez...where do you live?!!Now would i really do that knowing that somebody upstream might've had a shoot in the river.
Am I right in saying your 1930s! twin tub does much higher spin than a automatic? I use a spinner which does about 2,000 plus (can't be bothered checking) revolution a minute to get the clothes as dry as possible, even if I am going hang them on the line. But mainly if I want to dry them inside. Used it originally for making cider. Alas I don't smell like an orchid anymore. As my cider was shite i have given up on it. Pity.
Funnily enough it says 'Do not bleach' on the care instructions label.Who the feck'd wash wool in bleach?!
