Laundry in the 1940s | Piermaster's House | National Museums Liverpool

How did people clean their clothes in the 1940s, without the benefit of modern appliances? Find out with this look inside our Second World War-themed Piermaster's House!
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[@ROBYNMARKOW]

& I moan about the machines in my building being occupied. 🙄

[@caroleminvielle9554]

My mum was still using her mangle until the mid 1970s.

[@TheKalipolis]

Amazing. I was talking to mom during breakfast that it was a pity we dont know how people did their chores before... and you uploaded this video 😁

[@ic1815]

I’d think most would have been going to a wash house if they didn’t already have some form of electric washing machine in the home by the 40’s. Even during the war, I can’t see the women going to work and then coming home to do more work via manual washing. Take it to the wash house on the weekend, no fuss.

[@Grilled_Lemon]

God, and I hate doing laundry in THIS day and age..

[@KruezFam]

This lady is a delight.

[@mauromazzoncini5711]

The Automatic Washingmachine one of the worlds greatest inventions

[@robertorosz9745]

Love these videos, would love to see more!