Floor Polisher, 1956

Date1956

Dimensions114.5 x 28 x 13.2 cm (45 1/16 x 11 x 5 3/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Catherine McMillan, 2014

Object number2014.008.001

Label TextThis electric floor polisher did not represent a reduction in women’s household labour. Instead, electric powered household appliances such as this created higher expectations for cleanliness. Women worked harder and longer to meet these new standards.

NamePolisher, Floor