Originally Posted by Midwestmary
Originally Posted by alaskasunshine
I remember my Mom used a beer bottle with an aluminium top that had a sprinkler tip on it. She would shake it and water would sprinkle on the clothing. She used to iron my Dad's uniforms for the Army. I have always loved to iron!. Oh how I wish I could find the tip she used. Does anyone know what I am thinking of? :?
Yes!! My grandmother used a 7-up bottle with the sprinkler thingy attached. I well remember going to her fridge for a snack but finding plastic bags full of rolled up clothes waiting for ironing :lol:
She did wash for a living - all with non-automatic roller type washing machine and no dryer.
Mom used a Coke bottle with the aluminum sprinkler stuck in the mouth of the bottle. I have that thing around here somewhere. I remember Mom asking what I want that old thing for anyhow. And she had pants stretchers too. Medival torture devices if as a kid you ran in to them!! And the ringer washer - I don't know how many times I ran my hand thru the wringer with a bunch of clothes. But we had an electric dryer when the 5th baby came along. Us kids thought we were living high on the hog then!!