Looked like the appliances of the last century

Looked like the appliances of the last century

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Ever since man began to wear clothes, he was faced with the question of how to wash them. The necessity of washing clothes has existed in all times and among all peoples. Hand washing has always been, but the story of the invention of devices that would facilitated, begins a few centuries ago. Only 28 Mar 1797 in USA Nathaniel Briggs of new Hampshire patented the first washing machine, which is a wooden box with a movable frame.

We have decided to recall and other appliances of yesteryear.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

Looked like the appliances of the last century

This dishwasher's company, "Charles Colston" was worth 85 guineas. The first dishwasher was patented in 1886 by Josephine Cochrane, but it was used only in enterprises due to the huge amount of water required for its operation. Home dishwashers became commonplace in the 1970s.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

The first electric Hairdryer was invented in 1890 the owner of a French beauty salon Alexander Codroy. This aluminum dryer 1925 had two settings and a wooden handle.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

Radio Regency TR-1 was the smallest Wi-Fi radio, which appeared on the market in 1955.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

William Henry Hoover acquired the patent for the vacuum cleaner in 1908. It was his first commercial version — "Model 0", which was used in the 1920-ies.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

The first commercially successful toaster — D12 developed by General Electric in 1909. A British firm called Crompton & Company have created an electric toaster in 1893.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

Portable phone, the DynaTAC 8000x could offer 30 minutes of conversation. He was released in 1983, it cost 3995 dollars.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

The microwave was invented in 1946. It was released in the USA in the late 1940s, and in the UK in 1959. This model of the late 1960s.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

Electric washing machine appeared in 1906. The one in the photograph, dates back to 1927. It was one of the first models with an electric mixer.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

"Tin" the TV was released LOGI John Baird in 1930, but sold only about 1,000 units since it was cheaper to buy a TV "do it yourself". The first broadcast took place in 1929.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

Refrigerator "monitor top with" 1927, received its name from the compressor at the top, which resembled a cylindrical tower attack Monitor. It was the first refrigerator made entirely of steel, not wood.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

With kettles experimented in the 1890-ies, but the first kettle with immersed in the liquid heater was manufactured by the company Swan Company in 1922. He could heat 2.8 liters of water in 9 minutes.

Looked like the appliances of the last century

Relatively futuristic 8-bit home computer Commodore VIC-20 was released in 1980.

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