2007-03-25 11:32:57 · 12 answers · asked by petramelville 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Strong arms and stones in water, of course. They'd pound s hit out of them.
Then they progressed to washboards, which were ribbed boards, and a copper to heat water, then wrung out by hand. A real job.
2007-03-25 11:35:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A wash board, rocks in the stream or beat the clothes with a stick. Some cultures still do.
2007-03-25 18:36:36 · answer #2 · answered by beez 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People still do this in many parts of the world. Many just use soap, a bucket, and their hands or a scrub brush. Some put them in a big bucket and have a big stick and push the pile of laundry around in the water.
2007-03-25 18:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before there were washing machines people used a tub of water and a washboard (see link).
Washboards are used more as musical instruments or antique objets d'arts now.
2007-03-25 18:49:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the creek on a rock, then they came out with wash boards.
2007-03-25 18:58:51 · answer #5 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
washboard and washing basin. Sometimes rocks and a river if times were really desperate. Then lay them out on the rocks to dry, or hang by a fire.
2007-03-25 18:36:06 · answer #6 · answered by kriltzen 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
same as today in New Delhi along the Ganges River. Just water and rocks. Simple.
2007-03-25 18:36:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they have that wash board where they scrub off dirt from clothes with a clothes brush
2007-03-25 18:35:31 · answer #8 · answered by asphyxia 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A scrubboard> It can still be purchased at True Value hardwood store
2007-03-25 18:40:16 · answer #9 · answered by cmh6589 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they used clothes dolly to wash clothes in a tub.
a wash board to scrub clothes.
a mangle to remove excess water.
and a clothes horse to hang wet clothes on to dry.
2007-03-25 18:37:38 · answer #10 · answered by jardon 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋