Name/Title
Washboard from the Meyers House Basement Laundry Tub, prior 1997Entry/Object ID
2011.21.1Description
ACC. NO. 11.21.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD, UTILITARIAN
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: WASHBOARD
DESCRIPTION:
A WOODEN FRAME, POSSIBLY PINE, WITH A LOWER SECTION OF RIBBED BRASS. WASHBOARD HAS A PROTRUDING TOP, WHICH ALSO SERVES AS A GRASP HANDLE.
SIZE: L 23-1/2" X W 12-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A WASHBOARD THAT WAS FOUND IN THE BASEMENT LAUNDRY TUB OF THE MEYERS' RESIDENCE. THE WASHBOARD WAS OBVIOUSLY USED BY THE MEYERS' FAMILY.
DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS
CATALOGED: APRIL 16, 2011