Wash pestle

DWZ/DP1880/1920

NEMO Science Museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

This wash pestle or wash bell is a metal object. It was attached to the end of a stick and was moved up and down like a plunger. The soap was squeezed through the laundry.

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Details

Title: Wash pestle
Creator: DWZ/DP
Date Created: 1880/1920
Location: Germany
Original Language: English
Type: object
Rights: NEMO Science Museum
Medium: Aluminium

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