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It contains also a silt of threads and fragments from the sumps of the world's washing-machines.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2013

The weary office boy can hardly raise to mysterious pinnacles of delighted admiration the rather bewildering manufacturer of second-rate washing-machines who considers the possibilities of multiple marriage in Mr. Sherwood Anderson's recent volume.

From Time Magazine Archive

John Webster, small-town manufacturer of second-rate washing-machines, falls in love with his stenographer and runs away with her.

From Time Magazine Archive

One Shaker community manufactures washing-machines and mangles on a large scale, and another makes staves for molasses hogsheads.

From The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation by Nordhoff, Charles

Pails, bowls, washing-machines, wringing-machines, knife-cleaning boards, neat light vehicles, neat light furniture, dairy vessels, kitchen utensils, all are made by the Americans of clean, tidy-looking wood, and are sold at very low prices.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.