The first washing machines were not like the ones we have today. In 1797, the scrub board was invented. This started a race for a better washing machine. James King was the first person to create a washing machine that used a drum in 1851. King's washing machine was still powered by hand, but it did look like the modern washing machine. Hamilton Smith patented the rotary machine in 1858. Alva J. Fischer invented the Thor washing machine, which replaced the rotary machine. The drum-type washing machine had a galvanized tub, and an electric motor. The Hurley Machine Company, Chicago, Illinois introduced it to the public in 1908. In 1910, the patent was granted Commercial Washer and Dryer.
Maytag, Whirlpool, and Schulthess
F.L. F.L. Maytag founded the Maytag Corporation, which manufactured farm implements in Newton in Iowa in 1893. He noticed that his business was slowing down in winter, so he created a wooden tub washer machine in 1907. His washing machine business eventually became his main business, and he was soon able to take it to full-time.
In 1911, the Upton Machine Company was founded. It eventually became the Whirlpool Corporation. Upton, a Michigan company that made electric-motor driven wringer washers, was established in St. Joseph.
The Schulthess Group started producing washing machines in 1909. The Schulthess Group was actually the backer of a 1949 washer that had a punched card control. The production of Europe's first automatic washers began in 1951. In 1978, the first microchip-controlled automatic washing machines were produced.
From Wash Tub to Washing Machine
Laundry washing used to be a real chore. The women heated water and scrubbed clothes on a board. It was a laborious task. It was laborious. The washing machine evolved as the industrial age grew and many inventions made life easier. Washing machines became automated around the same time as the first automobiles. This would revolutionize the way women did their daily chores, as they no longer had to do laundry.
As the patent office accumulated more patents, the world witnessed a wide range of washing machines as well as some important benchmarks in their development.
* 1691 - First English patent for washing and wringing machines
* 1797 – First United States Patent issued to Nathaniel Briggs regarding clothes washing (the patent office was destroyed by fire, destroying all information and descriptions).
* 1908 – First mass-produced electric washing machine
* 1928 - Washing machines sales in the United States increased to 913,000 units
* 1934 - Fort Worth, Texas' first Laundromat opened
Bendix introduces the first automatic washer in 1937
* 1947 - General Electric introduces the first top-loading washing machine
Modern washing machines can do almost everything by themselves. The washer's operator only needs to put the clothes in it, choose the temperature and wash settings, and then go about their day. You can find a washer that will wash almost any type of fabric, from delicate stains to water economy. Washers are now available in front loading or top loading, and can be used for apartment sizes, large capacities, and industrial capacities. You can find a washer that suits almost every space and need.