Series

83. Washers, Dryers and Irons,, 1929-1981

Dates

<emph render="bold">1929-1981</emph>

Scope and Contents

Summary: Documents CR's testing, research and projects concerning the performance of washing machines, clothes dryers, laundry detergents and irons. Includes correspondence, notes, magazine and newspaper clippings, advertisements, laboratory notebooks, cloth samples, and scorch patterns from irons. Subjects include bleaches, starches, stain removers, synthetic detergents and laundry soaps, automatic washing machines, portable washers, washer-dryer combinations, clothes dryers, dry cleaners, electric and steam irons, ironing machines, and ironing boards. Iron projects include scorch tests and cut outs. Also includes hazards, standards and specifications, test methods and statistics for the products.