Posser
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Copper
Collection
The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
NT 1515221
Summary
Plunger style Posser or Poncher, also known as a Dolly Poncher. Long wooden handled Posser with a copper head which has several holes to allow the washing water to be pushed through whilst doing the laundry.
Provenance
Item donated by S Sharp of Winthorpe along with two other laundry items 21 08 2019 for use in the laundry and handling collection. These items were in use by the donors parents until recently up to when they were 87 years old.