Originally Posted by
Endora
I also remember metal lines. Never used one, but definitely remember seeing a couple in my day. I can't imagine the discolouration and rust stains that happened.
They never rusted. Sometimes we wiped the lines with a wet cloth before we used them, but usually we just hung up the wash and didn't worry about it. I think the wiping was for dust in dry conditions. I don't ever remember stains from the lines on our clothes. Those lines lasted a long time.