I remember a ringer washer. We lived in a little rent house on a dead end street but when my Mother went to work at Foley's dept store, she hired a maid to do the washing. we were the only people to have a maid! she caught her poor hand in that ringer. she was all right but i bet it wasn't pleasant!! and yep, clothes lines outside. I can't think of a yard without one, even though i mostly use the electric dryer.