@ReneeVoiceBrand @Oma_Trisha exactly!!! Was fun to watch as a child but so happy I never had to use one!

@PhillyBella @ReneeVoiceBrand I loved my wringer washer! First of all, you could let the agitator run as long as you want it to. Secondly, rinse water didn't get as dirty because the wringer got most of the dirty water out of the clothes after the wash cycle. Third, drying time was significantly decreased whether you put them in the dryer or hung them on a clothesline. Wringers are exceptionally good at removing water from fabric. I'd use one today if I could find one I could afford.

@ReneeVoiceBrand @Oma_Trisha actually this picture looks a little more modern! Lol

@PhillyBella @ReneeVoiceBrand
Our wringer was -- What, ceramic?

The handle and part of the frame on mine were made of wood, & there was no paint left on them or the metal due to the constant onslaught of water. The outside of the tub had spots where the paint had flaked off as well. I think it was 50 years old when I got it. I didn't care. The only other machine I ever had that came close to doing as good a job was one of the original front loaders - not the late '90s version (I hated those).

@Oma_Trisha @PhillyBella This is how our grandmothers exercised😍

@ReneeVoiceBrand @PhillyBella

I used to really enjoy doing my laundry in that machine and then hanging it outside. Yes, it's a lot of work, but the smell of clothes after they've been hanging in the sunshine is better than any fabric softener you could ever buy. I remember hanging diapers outside because the sun helps bleach the stains out of them as well as acting as a disinfectant.

@Oma_Trisha @PhillyBella @ReneeVoiceBrand
My mother had a washboard that she used in the bathtub. Finally she went to her mother’s and told my Dad she would not be home until
he bought a washer. She had 3 kids in 33 months. That’s an awful lot of diapers to do. Lol. She got the washer.

@RuthEd @PhillyBella @ReneeVoiceBrand
My mom had my oldest brother on the kitchen table in the house they were renting. She did close with a washboard until my dad went in the military. Base housing in those years included washers and dryers.

@RuthEd @Oma_Trisha @PhillyBella 😂 👏

@RuthEd @Oma_Trisha @PhillyBella My grandmother was from Poland. She told me she and her sisters washed clothes in the river near her home using a washboard. She said America truly was paved with gold because she was able to use a wringer washer😀

@Oma_Trisha @ReneeVoiceBrand I prefer top loaders but front loaders seem to be more prevalent today. Agree about the benefits of a wringer washer actually.

@PhillyBella @ReneeVoiceBrand

The seals on the new front loaders are horrid. Even if you dry them with a towel in between washings, eventually they build up so much mildew you have to replace them. I had to do it twice in 4 years with the front loader we owned in Missouri.