Washing Machine

Washing machines have gone through a huge progression throughout time.... The first washing machine was created by H. Sidgier of Great Britain in 1782. Back in the olden days, it was a very long process to wash their clothes. It wasn't like it is today. They would have to scrub their clothes on scrubbing boards. Afterwards, they would hang it up to dry, unlike today, where we easily place our clothes in a spin cycle and let the machine do all the work.

Seamen used to place their clothes in a crab trap and and as they where drifting where the tide brought them, they would throw their clothes overboard so that the water would run through the clothing material and take out all of the dirt and filthiness

Ancient people used to wash their clothes by pounding them on rocks and scrubbing them with abrasive sands, and then by cleaning the dirt away in a near by river.

The Hurley Machine Company of Chicago, Illinois introduced the first ever electric-powered washing machine, named the Thor, in 1908. Alva J. Fisher was the creator. The machine was kind of a drum form with a stimulated tub and an electric motor. It wasnât quite like our electric washing machines today.

Throughout time, washing machines have improved highly. From pounding the clothes on rocks, to washing the clothes in tubs, to a scrubbing board and hanging them out to dry, and now to electric, full functional, washing machines, which do everything. Some machines have improved so much that the clothes you used to take to the dry cleaners, can now be done in your washing machine without getting ruined. We are very lucky today, to have such efficient washing machines in our grasp. It has made life so much easier. Instead of taking hours out of your day to wash your clothes and let them dry and by actually doing a little work to get them clean, it can be done in merely minutes. You can now easily place clothes into a washing machine, add some soap, set your settings and just let it go.
Washing machines today work very differently than they did a few years back. Now, washing machines have electric motors which are very heavy. This motor drives a gearbox that is attached to the steel inner tub. The inner tube is what the clothes are held in. In the center of the inner tube there is an agitator and the sides are full of holes so the water can leave.

It's fascinating what people have accomplished throughout the years!