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In 1797 the special purpose washing device, known as the scrup board was invented
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Canadian John E. Turnbull patented a Clothes Washer With Wringer Rolls, this combined a washer with the wringing system
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During the 1850's steam driven washing machines were on sale in the UK and US
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patented "compound rotary washing machine was shown at the 1862 London Exhibition
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Adds for Electric washing machines began appearing in newspapers and fliers.
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Mistakingly known as the first Electric washer, the mighty Thor was invented in 1908 by Alva J. Fisher
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Design began to improve and the wringer system was replaced by the spin dry due to the safety hazards.
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The first laundromat opened in Texas and was owned by Andrew Clien
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The bendix corporation realeased the first electric washer in 1937
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After the bombing companies were forced to produce war materiel, however during this time they began research and development for electric washing machines
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Bendix released the Bendix Deluxe in 1947 which was an improved front loader in comparison to its predessor.
General electric also released a top loading washer which contains many of the features our washers have today -
Braun released its first washer/extractor in the 1950s called 'The Unit Wash'
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In the 1950's many companies incorporated electrical timers rather than the electromechanical timer as they allowed more variation in the functions of the washer
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During the 1960's the twin tub washer became popular due to the high cost of hot water. This system enabled people to re-use the water,
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From the 1970's to present the ability to adjust the motor speed was an included feature in washing machines
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Micro-controllers were used for the timing process and were both cost effective and reliable
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Staber industries released a top-loading, horizontal-axis washer to be manufactured in the United States
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Fisher and Paykel released the smart drive This washing machine uses a computer-controlled system to determine certain factors such as load size and automatically adjusts the wash cycle to match
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Produced by Whirlpool corporation it is the first vertical-axis high efficiency washing machine to be top-loading
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Produced by Magtag this washer used two washplates
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Sanyo invented a washer that only uses 50L of water in recycle mode and also is the first drum washing machine to incorporate air wash function
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University of Leeds created a concept washing machine that uses only a cup of water and 20 kg of re-usable plastic chips to carry out a full wash. Currently being developed (?)
