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Shire of Toodyay > Records

MANGLE

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Domestic equipment

Overview

Large mangle; Entwisle Kenyons trade mark Patent 'Safety' Mangle. Patented 1883.
Mangle is on steel wheels and a fixed stand.
Has several wooden handles all painted red.
The mangle itself is a mass of cogs and springs and appears to be adjustable.
The feeder is made of wood.

Historical information

Marks: Entwhistle & Kenyons, Patented 1888
Bethel Thurston, Perth

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cwa-org-37-2001.841

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Inscriptions and markings

Entwisle & Kenyons
Bethell Thurston

Contextual Information

Mangles were used in big households, hospitals and hotels to save ironing house linen.
Bethel Thurston, Perth probably refers to Bethel Thurston P/L of William Street, in central Perth - this business is described in the Western Australia Post Office Directory of 1949 as 'hardware merchants, cutlery specialists, plated ware, tools, garden hose, fishing tackle, boat gear, guns, rifles ammunition, sporting equipment, paints, varnishes, brushware and all domestic hardware'

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