Laundry Agitator

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Laundry Agitator

Entry/Object ID

1975. .088

Description

Vacuum washer-plunger head of copper with "vents" inner bell to make suds. Wood handle. Has glass "marble" at centre. Various holes and vents. Works by pumping up and down in boiler. Agitates clothes, makes suds. Wooden handle, bell attached to handle with single flathead nail. Made by the British Vacuum Washer Co.--The' Swiftsure' Patent No. 10999/15 Duke St. Liverpool"

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Courtney, Mr. Wallace

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-75 Mode of Acquisition: gift

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

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

November 4, 1995

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 2, 2025