Dishwashing 1914!

[peteski50]

Anyone ever come across one of these?

 

[gansky1]

I saw one at a local appliance store 20 years ago. Very cool - looks like a lot of work! I asked for a bucket of water to try it, but they said No.

 

[arbilab]

And I thought dishwashers were invented in 1953 when I saw the first one....

 

[jetcone]

dont you have to hand pump that machine

I don't think its electric at all.

 

I think I saw a patent for one

 

 

[spiceman1957]

Something tells me

that you were better off washing dishes by hand than to use this contraption.

John

 

[petek]

Definitely looks like a hand-operated lever. The oldest I've seen at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit is a a half wooden barrel affair (horizontal) with racks inside and sort of swung back and forth creating the slosh to wash the dishes.. Must go back again one of these days and have another look.

 

[stan]

Interesting

I wonder.. where did it drain? and how? Says it dries?? How