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    Old 12-17-2010, 07:04 PM
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    those are too cool. I am gonna keep an eye out for one.
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    Old 12-17-2010, 07:12 PM
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    LOL!! Made us look and lots of us know what they are, isn't that amazing, I remember using them when ironing before spray bottles!
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    Old 12-17-2010, 07:22 PM
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    Check out:
    http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=Clothes+Sprinklers. Couldn't find a current source in a quick google search!
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    Old 12-17-2010, 07:22 PM
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    Wow! Those bring back memories.
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    Mother had one of those sprinklers and at about age 4 or 5 I was given the job of sprinkling the laundry and rolling it up and into the fridge it went.
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    Old 12-17-2010, 07:24 PM
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    Originally Posted by purplefiend
    Originally Posted by Sarah
    Yes, I am...they are sprinklers. Fill a bottle with water and put the top on and then sprinkle the clothes when they came off the line, roll them up and put in a plastic bag or pillow case, ater a while you ironed the clothes, the dampness made them easier to iron. If you didn't get around to ironing right way you put the clothes in the refrigerator so they didn't sour.
    I remember bags of rolled up laundry in the fridge. :-D
    I put mine in the freezer never worried about souring or mold. Ironed as needed Sometimes kept in freezer for weeks.
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    Old 12-17-2010, 07:26 PM
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    Oh my - Mom's old ironing sprinkling bottle stoppers! How funny - you made me smile big time this evening! Bet a lot of people under 50 would not know that we had to sprinkle our clean clothes and then roll them tightly in a clean dish towel until we ironed them the next day.
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    Old 12-17-2010, 07:27 PM
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    Brings back memories. I can remember seeing my Mother and Grandmother using them! And, yes, I can remember them sprinkling the clothes and putting them in the fridge to stay damp.
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    Old 12-17-2010, 07:34 PM
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    Originally Posted by pal
    I used that when first married.

    Anyone remember the wooden curtain stretcher with all of the little nails all around. What the heck were those curtains made out of - netting? I think they were usually priscilla curtains, and they couldn't be ironed. Hope I'm not the only one who remembers them!!!!!!!
    I remember that thing. Got my fingers poked a lot on those tiny
    nails. Hated sheer curtains for the longest time. Sure beat
    ironing them tho.
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    Old 12-17-2010, 08:14 PM
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    I remember the curtain stretchers Pal, my DMIL used hers to put her starched lace curtains on to dry. That thing was old, even in 1965 !
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