I have really enjoyed reading all the responses. I grew up in the forty's and fifty's so we had a wringer washer with the wash tubs for the rinsing. I was missing my cloths lines so my 41yr. old son and his wife had some made for her and I for Mother's Day and then drove 3 hours to put them in for me. They should out live me and all my grandchildren and even my great granddaughter. They are made of galvanized pipe painted black and cemented in about 3ft. I just love them.
And yes I do follow all the cloths line rules. I also remember the pant stretchers that my mom used for my dads pants. After they were dry I would have to iron the tops. Oh what a good time it was.