Eleni Mccier: Various human-powered laundry machines date back to the 1700's.These could never be built on a large scale to do large loads at one time due to the limited strength of those operating them.A major development in this chore came about in 1758 when William Bailey's hand-cranked system could reportedly do the work of three washerwomen.The first electric washing machine - the Thor was introduced in in the U. S. in 1907.Thus 'industrial' laundries would have been just as intensive labour wise as home laundry and contingent upon what the needs were - even more so.Research the 'Thor' to see if there was a commercial/industrial grade model ever produced....Show more
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