[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
62/361
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This wooden laundry plunger was used for washing fine linen, and probably dates from c.1860. Nothing is known about where it was made or used.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 laundry plunger: wood; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'PLUNGER // Used for washing fine linen. Owner believes date to be about 1860. // [pencil sketch] // wooden.'
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1860 - 1860
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4587.tif - High resolution image