One of the first innovations in washing machine technology was the use of enclosed containers or basins that had grooves, fingers, or paddles to help with the scrubbing and rubbing of the clothes. In 1782, Henry Sidgier issued a British patent for a rotating drum washer, and in the 1790s, Edward Beetham sold numerous 'patent washing mills' in England.

Jacob Christian Schäffer's washing machine design was published in 1767 in Germany. A drawing of an early washing machine appeared in the January 1752 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, a British publication. The first English patent under the category of washing machines was issued in 1691. In a fulling mill, the cloth was beaten with wooden hammers, known as fulling stocks or fulling hammers. ( September 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī fulling mill from Georg Andreas Böckler's Theatrum Machinarum Novum, 1661Īn early example of washing by machine is the practice of fulling. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.

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