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08-09-2010, 07:02 PM
#82
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Always kept my sprinkled clothes in the frig...it was before freezers that were large enough to hold anything beside ice cubes. And always kept the dry starch to put very stiff starch in my nursing cap then plaster it to the front of the refrig. to dry. Very, very stiff and shiny on one side. Don't know where that cap is now! Certainly brings back memories of childhood and early married life.
Beside pants stretchers, my Mom had sock stretchers for my Dad's hand knit socks!
Beside pants stretchers, my Mom had sock stretchers for my Dad's hand knit socks!
08-09-2010, 07:08 PM
#83
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Location: Warrensburg, MO
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Yep, got the pant stretchers too!!!!
I have used these up to today... my husband wears
wranglers and the creases are great ... he loves his wranglers to be real stiff...Mom used them for all of my bros and dads pants... this was one of the things I had on my private wish list to get from mom and dads estate ... I got them!!!
wringer washers!! wow... my folks had a Laundrymat in Phoenix in the 40's and the machines were the wringer tops... i remember the one we had in our Laudry closet too!!! g-ma got her had in it all the time!!!
It's fun sharing memories :) I remember pants stretchers, and clothes hung all over her house. I used to be afraid of the farmers overalls that she would bring in from the line freeze-dried! I'm sure there are a lot of us who remember what a chore it was to keep house fifty years ago :)[/quote]
I have used these up to today... my husband wears
wranglers and the creases are great ... he loves his wranglers to be real stiff...Mom used them for all of my bros and dads pants... this was one of the things I had on my private wish list to get from mom and dads estate ... I got them!!!
wringer washers!! wow... my folks had a Laundrymat in Phoenix in the 40's and the machines were the wringer tops... i remember the one we had in our Laudry closet too!!! g-ma got her had in it all the time!!!
Originally Posted by Midwestmary
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!!
08-09-2010, 07:26 PM
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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? :?
08-09-2010, 07:32 PM
#86
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Location: north Alabama
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This goes back to the days before the steam iron. my grandmother 'sprinkled' her clothes with an old brown clorox bottle that she had punched small holes in the lid. She placed her clothes in the fridge overnight and ironed the next day. Home-made steam!
08-09-2010, 07:41 PM
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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? :?
She did wash for a living - all with non-automatic roller type washing machine and no dryer.
08-09-2010, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Katia
My mom did the same thing with clothes. Sprinkling was my favorite job. She also had pants stretchers. I remember her and my aunts were so excited about them. She hung them on a rod behind the wood stove. They worked great unless you did not get the slacks on there straight.
I have to keep my husbands shirts ironed for work. He has over 75 Hawaiian shirts ! Not because they are required, he just likes them. I just do not understand wearing stuff that is wrinkly. Looks so unkempt. I guess I am just old fashioned.
I have to keep my husbands shirts ironed for work. He has over 75 Hawaiian shirts ! Not because they are required, he just likes them. I just do not understand wearing stuff that is wrinkly. Looks so unkempt. I guess I am just old fashioned.
08-09-2010, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Midwestmary
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!!
Another memory: The smell of line dried clothes , still damp, laid over the iron radiator. If I close my eyes I can still smell them.
08-09-2010, 08:22 PM
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Location: Troy, MI
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My mother asked my dad's cousins for the quilting frame their mother used.
When I unwrapped the worn duck cloth from around the sticks, I found boards with nails in every half inch. My mother-in-law finally identified them as curtain stretchers. So I don't know if Aunt Clara used that for a quilt frame, or if the frame ended up somewhere else.
While they might be considered antique, I decided to repurpose them. I knocked the nails out and will use them for a quilt frame with the sawhorses my dad built for that purpose.
I think cloth ties will stretch the quilt to the side bars and leave me free from damage by those nails....
When I unwrapped the worn duck cloth from around the sticks, I found boards with nails in every half inch. My mother-in-law finally identified them as curtain stretchers. So I don't know if Aunt Clara used that for a quilt frame, or if the frame ended up somewhere else.
While they might be considered antique, I decided to repurpose them. I knocked the nails out and will use them for a quilt frame with the sawhorses my dad built for that purpose.
I think cloth ties will stretch the quilt to the side bars and leave me free from damage by those nails....
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