While on vacation in Crested Butte, Colorado, I saw this old washing machine sitting in a front yard of a beautiful old house. Why did I take a photo?
Not only was I mesmerized by its beauty, I pictured the gone-by years when it actually worked. (From what I can tell from a wee bit of research, this machine was probably created in the 1920’s.) I conjured up the image of a person who used this machine. I pictured flapper attire, boys knee-length trousers, looser corsets and fancy stockings being pushed through the wringer.
Although its function was temporary, my curiosity — and perhaps those of others who had strolled passed — remains.
Weekly photo prompt – temporary
Carolyn Dennis-Willingham 
It kind of looks like Wall E.
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Maybe that’s why I like it! 🙂 I loved that movie.
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My mother had one of those, and is that a water heater in front?
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I have no idea, Dr B. I’d love more info on this machine if anyone has it!
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Let’s expand a bit. In the 1950s my mother had a mangle, a dolly, a dolly tub, and a water boiler working off gas. Google that lot! You might find your roller thingy is a mangle.
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Thanks, Dr B!
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I forgot the washboard
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