Technological divices By adrialvarez 1780 Robinson the Lacanshare created a machine to wash and dry clothes. 1782 Henry Siedger creates the first hand-powered washing machine with a safety lid 1797 Nathaniel Briggs invented a labor device in which clothes are rubbed 1901 the first motorized washing machine is created 1922 Mayte introduces the agitator system to move the drum 1930 John Chamberlain invents a machine that can wash, rinse, and remove water from clothes in a single operation 1960 Prices drop because manual washing machines are invented 2014 Scientists are still working on new models of washing machines to make them more useful