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In reply to the discussion: Here's a blast from the past. Has anyone here ever used one of these? [View all]malthaussen
(17,193 posts)47. No, but I got my fingers stuck in the rollers once...
... I was around 3 or 4. My mother tells me I let out such a scream she almost had a heart attack.
Those things were dangerous.
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Arkansas Granny
Jan 2020
OP
I recall that when putting shirts and blouses through the wringer you had to be careful
Arkansas Granny
Jan 2020
#9
My parents had one when I was little. I remember putting the clothes through the ringer
rsdsharp
Jan 2020
#5
That's what my grandmother dreamed of compared to their washtubs. I think they finally
Hoyt
Jan 2020
#13
back when i was playing bridge, i asked an older woman who was very good what her secret was
unblock
Jan 2020
#15
Yep! Got my arm caught in the wringer. Took off a couple of layers of skin.
Floyd R. Turbo
Jan 2020
#20
You bet! And I still have a brand new washboard, bucket, clothesline and pins.
Runningdawg
Jan 2020
#28
OMG! I remember that show and I watched that episode. It must have been during summer
Arkansas Granny
Jan 2020
#31
last one I saw in use was in Chihuahua in the late 90s. you could still buy them new then.
Kali
Jan 2020
#41
I remember that stick that Mom used. It was smooth as silk by the time she went automatic.
Frustratedlady
Jan 2020
#57
There is just no duplicating that smell of wringer-washed clothes and sunlight drying
WestLosAngelesGal
Jan 2020
#66
I used these ... when I visited my grandmother and great grandmother, they would do their ...
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2020
#58