- Domestic Life
- Interview :: Tasilla Cunial
- Interview :: Fiona Rossiter
- Object :: Breville Washing Machine
- Object :: Wolter and Echberg Washing Machine
- Object :: Washing Equipment
- Object :: Washing-up Dish
- Object :: Drip Stone
- Tanks
- Interview :: Ben Kay
- Interview :: Steve Dale
- Object :: Exhibition Tanks
- Gardening
- Interview :: Jannet Dunlop
- Object :: Gardening Stand
- Cooling and Freezing
- Object :: Ice Chest
- Object :: Meat Safe
- Breweries and Cooling Factories
- Object :: Cordial Bottles
Wolter and Echberg washing machine, c.1880
This patented washing machine, made in Melbourne, agitates the clothes by rocking the vessel back and forth, forcing the water, suds and washing into the conical ends. It was a particularly effective design than was not as harsh on the clothes as other types of machines. A small plastic version of this design is still made today for use in caravans. Although it is called a washing machine, it was hand operated and the whole process was still highly labour intensive. The wooden handle is now missing.
Loan courtesy Canowindra and District Historical Society