Washboard was handmade from one piece of wood. The washboard is rectangular in shape with 13 hand carved horizontal ridges. The bottom of the washboard has two legs. The reverse of the washboard is covered in knife cuts suggesting it was also used as a cutting board.
Collection
Artefact Collection: Secondary
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1840
Notes
Additional create date: 1840, 1849
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
Laundry, Housework, handmade, hand carved, washing day
