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The earliest washing "machine" was the scrub board, or wash board
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American James King patented the first washing machine to use a drum.
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Hamilton Smith patented the rotary washing machine.
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William Blackstone of Indiana built a birthday present for his wife. It was a machine which removed and washed away dirt from clothes. This was the first washing machine designed for convenient use in the home.
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The Thor was the first electric-powered washing machine. the Hurley Machine Company of Chicago, Illinois, the Thor washing machine was invented by Alva J. Fisher. The Thor was a drum type washing machine with a galvanized tub and an electric motor.
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The Whirlpool Corporation started as a Upton Machine Co., founded in St. Joseph, Michigan, to produce electric motor-driven wringer washers.
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the Schulthess Group backed the invention of punched card control for washing machines.
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production of Europe's first automatic washing machines started
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the first microchip-controlled automatic washing machines were produced.
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micro-controllers were used for the timing process
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Staber Industries released the System 2000 washing machine, which is the only top-loading, horizontal-axis washer to be manufactured in the United States.
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Fisher & Paykel introduced its SmartDrive washing machine line in the US. 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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The are very technology use and they have see through tops
