The precursor of the washing machine was the corrugated washboard which for a very long time was used as a replacement for river cleaning. But the big drawback of the washboard was that it requested a fair amount of effort and this kind of work was considered to be a chore by any housewife.
In order to simplify the washing process which was unchanged for centuries, the first manual washing machines were developed. They had a big impact in Germany at the beginning the 20th century and they soon became a must have item for the majority of the households.
The first automated washing machines were soon developed, but due to the scarcity of electricity during that time in history, they were powered by early gasoline motors which, needless to say, were very inefficient.
The first models were made out of wood and the water they used was preheated on a nearby fire and then poured into the machine. The later metal models could house the fire within and thus heat the water themselves.
The soaped and warm water in the earliest washing machines was considered to be very precious and was used several times in a row before being discarded. The housewives would progressively was several loads of clothing from the least dirty to the dirtiest ones.
Removing the residue soap and water form the clothes was a separate process for which the mangle was eventually invented. With its two spring pressed roles, the mangle machine helped the housewives to remove residue water which was then collected in order for it to be reused in the next batch of clothing that had to be washed.
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