Standard Metal Products (SMP) Laundry Tub
Date1930s
Dimensions57.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Ms. Joan Watt, London, Ontario, 1994
Object number1994.054.001
Label TextBefore washing machines, laundry would be done with tubs such as this one, and washboards. Water would need to be hauled and heated to fill the tub, soap would be grated into flakes, and clothes scrubbed against washboards. Then, the dirty water would be emptied, and the tub would need to be refilled with clean water to rinse the laundry. Once everything was rinsed, it was usually wrung out by hand or pushed through wringing machines.
NameWashtub
McClary Manufacturing
McClary Manufacturing
c 1940s
c. 1920 - 1940
