Machine ID: 

1548

MFG:

 Ferguson, Robert E.

Brand Name:

 Ferguson

Place of Mfg:

 Chicago, IL

Model:

 Home Washer

Date of Mfg:

 1868

Description:

Hand operated gyrator washer

Special Note:

This 1868 machine has special historical interest as the agitator on this machine looks and performs exactly like the "gyrafoam" or gyrator that the Maytag Company claimed to have invented in 1922.(The machine was delivered to the museum completely dismantled.)