A Rapid Washer laundry agitator, C.T. Childers, Galesburg, Illinois, patented 1894. The item has a wooden handle, a bell-like plunger, an interior hood, and a grooved piece inside for agitating clothing in a tub or other apparatus. There is staining, soiling and chpping to the handle and rust and other deposits on the metal, so the condition is fair.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Agitator, Laundry
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Laundry Equipment
Nomenclature Class
Maintenance T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Search Terms
United States. Department of the Interior. Commission for Settling Land Claims in California, United States. Treasury Department, United States. Congress. House of Representatives
