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Jan 1, 1500
Stone Washing
Clothes were scrubbed with sand, pounded with rock and the rinsed the stream water. -
Scrub Boards
Clothes were layed upon a board to be scrubbed. -
Hand Powered Washing Macine
American James King invented the firsy hand powered washing machine. This was the first washing amchine of its kind to use a drum. -
Rotary Washing Machine
Hamilton Smith invented the rotary washing machine. Although the machien was still hand poewered, it made washing clothes much less strenuous. -
Washing Machine with Wringer
The first clothe wringer was added to the rotary washing machine. -
Hand-driven Washing Machine
A mand named William Blackstone of Indiana built the first hand-driven wooden washining machine that was convenient for homes. He had built a birhday present for his wife, which was a washing machine that removed and washed away dirt from clothes. Today his company still produces and sells washing machines in New York.
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Wooden-tub Machine
Maytag corporation began to manufacture wooden-tub washing machines that consisted of a flywheel to wring the clothes of water. However, the machine was still manually operated with a rotary handle. -
Electric Washing Machine
Alva J. Fisher inveneted the first electric washing machine. -
Motor Driven Wringer Washers
Upton Machine Co founded in St. Joseph Michigan begins to produce motor driven wringer washing machines. Today Upton Machine Co is known as Whirlpool Corporation. -
The First Automatic Washing Machine by Benedix
The washing machine revolutionized to be equipped to wash , rinse and extract extra water from clothes in a single operation. This was founded by John W. Chamberlin of Benedix Aviation. -
Automatic Washing Machine
Whirlpool Corporation introduces the first automatic washing machines and dryers. -
Computer-controlled Washing Machine
The first automatic wahsing machines are made and distributed in Europe. The first computer-controlled automatic washing machines begin to appear. -
Computer-controlled Automatic Washing Machines
The first automatic wahsing machines are made and distributed in Europe. The first computer-controlled automatic washing machines begin to appear. -
System 200 Washin Machine
The first and only top loading, horizontal-axis system 200 washer machine was manufactured in the US by Staber imdustries. This device ihas hexagonal tubs that spin like a front loading washing machines, but uses only a third of the water used by conventional top loadong washing machine. -
Washing Machine with Rotating Cylinders
Bythe late 1990s, the British inventor James Dyson designed a washing machine with two cylinders that rotate in opposite directions. This was significant because it would reduce the number of washes times by having cleaner results. -
First vertical-axis yop loading Washing Machine
Whirlpool Corporation introduced the first vertical-axis high efficiency washing machine that was top loadedcalled the Calypso. They wanted to remind people of its tradition in producing innovative, high-quality washing machines. However, this product still needed to be worked on, as it ahd numerous defects. -
Washing Machine with Air Wash
Sanyo introduced the first drum type washing machine that had an “Air Wash” function, which reduced the use of water to 50 liters in the recycle mode. -
University of Leeds Washing Machine
The University of Leeds built a washing machine that used only 1 cup (280ml) of water to perform one wash. This machine aslo eaves clothes practically dry and uses less than 2 per cent of the water and energy used by a conventional washing machine. -
Washing Machine Improved
Today, washing machines have dials and button to chose specific settings for a wash. The machines are so simple that with the push of a button clothes are cleaned and ready for drying within 30 minutes.
