Mangle
Acme Wringers Ltd
Category
Historic Services / Laundry
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paint, Rubber
Measurements
415 x 205 mm; 590 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Glasgow
Collection
Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 553225
Summary
A hand-operated mangle consisting of 2 rollers within a blue-painted metal frame. Two adjustable clamps enable mangle to be fixed to a tub. One winding handle. Sprung screw on top to adjust the gap between the rollers.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
ACME 10 INCH MANGLE MANUFACTURED AND GUARANTEED BY ACME WRINGERS LTD. DAVID ST. GLASGOW
Makers and roles
Acme Wringers Ltd