Way back in time I wrote a column about wash day in my family when I was a young boy. I recalled the log cabin that my father built back in the mid 20s and the fast moving spring running beside it ...

The bell on our new washer really intrigued me. Around 1950 we finally got an actual automatic washing machine. You’d plug it in, turn it to “start” and then you could walk away while it swirled the ...

Aluminum ice cube trays. Flash bulbs. Wringer washers. All are items from the past, as listed in a message that has been circulating on the Internet that Dennis Kjolso, Everett, Wash., forwarded to ...

Wringer washer: John of Quakertown is looking for a wringer washer. Easel: Reba of Allentown is looking for an easel for painting. Fence posts: Amy of Lehighton is looking for white vinyl fence posts.

EARLY, Iowa | Traipsing around the Dakota Farm Show on Tuesday, I describe the wares of more than 300 merchants offering computers, tractors, nuts and bolts. On Thursday, I get the same kind of tour ...

It was a beautiful day, and I was “helping” Mom do the wash. The round green enamel Maytag wringer washer was all set up on the back porch with its retinue of washtubs. One was for the Clorox pre-soak ...

Flexible Flyer sled and yearbook: Nancy of Allentown is looking for an older Flexible Flyer sled that is four- or five-feet long. Nancy is also looking for a 1956 Allentown High School yearbook.

i remember these washing machines when i was a child the smell of wash day the clothes going through the wringer hot steam rising out of the tub and a constant fear of getting my fingers trapped in ...