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Laundry Boiler
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-COPPER;
- Description
- Oblong copper wash boiler. The boiler has a flat copper bottom and a polished copper body with dents around it. There are tin grip handles on the sides of the boiler. The rim of the boiler was constructed by rolling the metal rim over a flexible rod. One part of the rim is crumpled and shows pa…
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- MAINTENANCE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Oblong copper wash boiler. The boiler has a flat copper bottom and a polished copper body with dents around it. There are tin grip handles on the sides of the boiler. The rim of the boiler was constructed by rolling the metal rim over a flexible rod. One part of the rim is crumpled and shows parts of the metal rod. The inside is a galvanized steel color.
- History Of Use
- Oblong copper wash boiler used to boil water in for washing clothes. A boiler such as this one can be found in 1929 Woodward's Catalogue, p.144.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-COPPER;
- Height
- 31
- Width
- 28
- Length
- 65
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1978.123.15
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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