Laundry

Shaker Farm Laundry

Laundry

Shaker Village, Canterbury, New Hampshire

 

the laundry

 

soiled clothing is collected by type

 

washed in cylindrical tubs

 

or in the belt driven cylindrical washer

 

belt driven spin dryer

 

belt driven ironer

 

the steam engine which drives all the belts

 

retractable drying racks

 

stocking stretchers

 

mending and folding

 

placed into baskets for return to the various residences

 

mechanical knitter

 

mechanical weaving machine

Shakers were often the first to utilize innovative machinery

 

laundry dining area


Shaker Farm Laundry

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