tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10691910.post6571842489122518899..comments2024-01-26T03:21:23.696-05:00Comments on The Potable Curmudgeon: Which machines?The New Albanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10691910.post-69258904092309265762009-05-20T09:22:35.408-04:002009-05-20T09:22:35.408-04:00Washing machine technology was developed as a way ...Washing machine technology was developed as a way to reduce the drudgery of this scrubbing and rubbing process, by providing an open basin or sealed container with paddles or fingers to automatically agitate the clothing.<A HREF="http://Machines%20and%20machines%20tools.com" REL="nofollow">Machines</A> The earliest machines were often hand-operated but were built with the belief that the machine itself was faster and easier to operate than washing the clothing by hand directly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com