Child's Washboard

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Child's Washboard

Entry/Object ID

2015.020.006

Description

Small washboard, intended for a child. Wooden frame and back panel. Sides have deep, wide groove, into which the honeycomb-patterned zinc scrubbing surface is inserted on the front side and the wooden panel [now split in three sections] on the back. The top front area of the wooden back panel is printed in medium green "Little/ Miss" and there is a faint image of a young girl's head, with a bob-and-bangs haircut.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mackay, Helen

Notes

Accession Date: 27-Dec-15 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

toy washboard

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

July 25, 2016

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

June 25, 2025