Washstand, Tub, Board and Wringer: E.B. Eddy

Object/Artifact

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Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Washstand, Tub, Board and Wringer: E.B. Eddy

Entry/Object ID

H138 a-e

Description

[a]: One large wooden tub with handles attached by wires. Natural colored collapsible wood stand. Inverted v shaped legs with a cross bar at the top. Wringer clamps onto cross bar. An extended runged shelf is attached between legs, half way up. A medium sized fiber tub sits on one side of the cross bar and a large tub sits on the other side. Each tub has two wooden handles attached by wires. A glass and wood scrub sits in the wash tub. [b]: One large wooden tub with wooden handles attached by wire. Natural colored collapsible wood stand. Inverted v shaped legs with a cross bar at the top. Wringer clamps onto cross bar. An extended runged shelf is attached between legs, half way up. A medium sized fiber tub sits on one side of the cross bar and a large tub sits on the other side. Each tub has two wooden handles attached by wires. A glass and wood scrub sits in the wash tub. [c]: One glass and wood scrub sits in the wash tub and clamps onto cross bar of tub stand. Natural colored collapsible wood stand. Inverted v shaped legs with a Cross bar at the top. Wringer clamps onto cross bar. An extended runged shelf is attached between legs, half way up. A medium sized fiber tub sits on one side of the cross bar and a large tub sits on the other side. Each tub has two wooden handles attached by wires. A glass and wood scrub sits in the wash tub. [d]: One natural colored collapsible wooden stand. Inverted v shaped legs with a cross bar at the top. Wringer clamps onto cross bar. An extended runged shelf is attached between legs, half way up. A medium sized fiber tub sits on one side of the cross bar and a large tub sits on the other side. Each tub has two wooden handles attached by wires. A glass and wood scrub sits in the wash tub. [e]: One two-legged rectangular wood-frame around a glass surface with metal nails. Frame is constructed of two, parallel side rails, dovetail-jointed at the top to a narrow wood crosspiece. A wide, wood panel is nailed across the upper frame back, a narrow panel two-thirds down the frame back. The lower ends of the side rails taper into short legs. Frame dovetail-jointed at top to narrow wood cross pieceh138 structure description: natural colored collapsible wood stand. Inverted v shaped legs with a cross bar at the top. Wringer clamps onto cross bar. An extended runged shelf is attached between legs, half way up. A medium sized fiber tub sits on one side of the cross bar and a large tub sits on the other side. Each tub has two wooden handles attached by wires. A glass and wood scrub sits in the wash tub.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1895

Notes

Country of origin: CANADA Additional create date: 1895

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

[a]: "THE E.B. EDDY COMPANY LTD, EDDY INDURATED 2 TUB, MADE IN HULL, CANADA".

Notes

[a]: Stamped into the center of the bottom.

Transcription

[b]: "THE E.B. EDDY COMPANY LIMITED, EDDY INDURATED 2 TUB, MADE IN HULL, CANADA".

Notes

[b]: Stamped into the center of the bottom.

Transcription

[c]: "NO. 311E // CHALLENGE COVERED COG WHEELS // J.H. CONNOR & SON, LIMITED // OTTAWA, CANADA.�

Notes

[c]: Printed in black paint on the front.

Transcription

[e]: "INDIRATED FIBREWARE--PARLOUR, SAFETY SULPHUR AND WAX MATCHES PAILS AND TUBS-PAPERS OF ALL KINDS, PAPER BAGS. THE E.B. EDDY COMPANY LIMITED, HULL, CANADA"

Notes

[e]: Printed in black ink on the front.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Washboard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Laundry Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Maintenance T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Search Terms

Maintenance, Maintenance, Science & Technology T&E

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Washstand, Washboard

Dimensions

Height

28.3 cm

Width

55 cm

Depth

49.5 cm

Dimension Notes

B: W 65.5 cm, H 37.6 cm, D 60 cm; C: W 49 cm, H 43.3 cm, D 15 cm; D: W 117.5 cm, H 90 cm, D 7.6 cm; E: W 32 cm, H 62 cm, D 7.6 cm

Material

Wood, Rubber, Glass, fiber, paint, varnish, ferrous metals