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CTyankee

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17. Yes, I believe that as well, as an old person who remembers what a wringer was on a washing machine.
Tue May 27, 2025, 02:05 PM
May 27

You literally "fed" your clothing through two rollers (IIRC) that squeezed the water out of the clothes.

https://www.facebook.com/didyouknowthat2020/photos/this-is-what-a-washer-dryer-from-1950-looks-like-washing-machines-of-the-time-we/601750982537941/

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