Long before the invention of the washing machine, women used the old wash pot to clean their clothes. It was a rather simple job technically: 1. obtain an iron wash pot (usually from a farm supply store) 2. put water in the pot 3. put dirty clothes in the pot 4. build a fire under the pot 5. put lye soap in the pot 6. stir the water with a wooden paddle some while the fire is going 7. lift the clothes out of the pot when you think they are clean 8. hang the clothes on a clothes line to dry. Sounds simple, but was a killer physically. Remember.....back then the average family size was 8 to 18 people. Also, there was always a baby in the family that had to have clean diapers every day. No disposable diapers back them. For the wife.......keeping clean laundry for the family was a big item!
Thank the good Lord that wash pots don't have to be used today. He has blessed us with electricity and good washing machines.
1 comment:
I'm looking for this Same wash pot, I use 1 just like this one if not bigger, when I was a kid, how much are these wash pot.
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