Summary
Manually-operated rocker-style wooden washing machine, made around 1920 by Wattle.
The Wattle Washing Machine Company Pty Ltd made washing machines, possibly manual, in the 1920s. They were based in Luton Street (or Lane) Hawthorn, in the mid 1920s, but seem only to have been in business for a couple of years. By the mid-1930s the company had become Wringers Pty Ltd, a clothes wringer manufacturer, although the reason for this change is unknown.
Physical Description
Manually-operated rocker-style wooden washing machine. Main body has top-opening. Mounted on legs.
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Wattle Washing Machine Co Pty Ltd, Luton Street, Hawthorn, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1920-1935
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Marking on underside of tub: "Queens Head Special Flat" (most likely refering to the metal used).
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