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Cobnut

Joined: 29 Aug 2008
Posts: 475
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 10 6:48 pm Post subject: My fantastic ï¿½newï¿½ mangle
In true downsizery spirit, in preparation for my move into a vardo Iï¿½ve bought myself a mangle off eBay. It arrived today and I love it! It was made by Acme in the 1950s, clamps onto a collapsible frame and is in perfect working order; tried a soaking wet flannel on it and the result was as good as using a spin dryer! Oh the simple things

gil
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Posted: Thu Oct 07, 10 6:55 pm Post subject:
Sounds wonderful !

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 10 7:17 pm Post subject: Re: My fantastic ï¿½newï¿½ mangle

Cobnut wrote:

In true downsizery spirit, in preparation for my move into a vardo Iï¿½ve bought myself a mangle off eBay. It arrived today and I love it! It was made by Acme in the 1950s, clamps onto a collapsible frame and is in perfect working order; tried a soaking wet flannel on it and the result was as good as using a spin dryer! Oh the simple things

Don't let me near it, they make fantastic etching presses

goldy1

Joined: 17 Sep 2006
Posts: 729

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 10 8:51 pm Post subject: Re: My fantastic ï¿½newï¿½ mangle

earthyvirgo wrote:

Don't let me near it, they make fantastic etching presses

like this one? https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PROFESSIONALLY-CONVERTED-MANGLE-PRINTING-PRESS-/220678837445?pt=UK_Antiquities&hash=item33617bd4c5

cassy

Joined: 04 Feb 2008
Posts: 1047
Location: South West Scotland

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 10 8:25 am Post subject:

I love my mangles, I've got 3. One needs to have the rollers refurbished but the other two work perfectly. A big old one on a collapsible frame for bedding and a modern, smaller one, mounted over the sink for everything else.

I'm trying keep the rubber in good condition, so I've got into the habit of washing down with warm clean water and taking off the pressure after each use.

Much easier on the wrists than wringing.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 10 8:49 am Post subject:
I'd love a mangle.

windyridge

Joined: 03 Oct 2010
Posts: 2732
Location: Up the garden from Henry

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 10 7:56 pm Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

I'd love a mangle.

I would love one too... but I want to use it to do embossing for covers for the books I make!

jaki

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46216
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 10 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: My fantastic ï¿½newï¿½ mangle

earthyvirgo wrote:

Cobnut wrote:

Don't let me near it, they make fantastic etching presses

for small plates they are ace

my grandad added a 1/4 horespower electric motor and half a dozen big cogs to my grans ,no guards but no handle to turn

bonkers thing but it dried washing ,i now have a vivid memory of clanking metal and hot soap

Cobnut

Joined: 29 Aug 2008
Posts: 475
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 10 6:34 pm Post subject:

I did a proper clothes washing without a washing machine ï¿½dress rehearsalï¿½ yesterday and it was pretty successful. I found a large container, about twice the height of a bucket, in my garage (I knew it would come in useful one day!), filled with hot water and detergent and was able to get almost as much in it as I can in the washing machine! Left it to soak for a while then went at it with my eBay old copper washing posser. What a brilliant thing that is! Scrubbed the dirtier bits with soap and the wash board (another eBay buy) then once through the mangle to remove the soapy water. 3 rinses in cold water, through the mangle, on the line and all nearly dry by the end of the day. Result!

mochyn wrote:

I'd love a mangle.

They come up on eBay quite often. There are a few at the mo, and if you save a search for ï¿½mangleï¿½ or ï¿½clothes wringerï¿½ on youï¿½ll get an email whenever they are listed. Problem is most are collection only which rules them out if they're the other side of the country

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ACME-WASHING-MANGLE-/130442844358?pt=UK_Collectables_Kitchenalia_RL&hash=item1e5effd8c6

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ACME-Mangle-Wringer-/360309104158?pt=UK_Collectables_Vintage_RL&hash=item53e4189e1e

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Mermaid-Mangle-/190455004973?pt=UK_Antiques_Other_RL&hash=item2c5800bf2d

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acme-Mangle-/180572710126?pt=UK_Collectables_Vintage_RL&hash=item2a0af8e4ee

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-Qualcast-mangle-/170551163093?pt=UK_Collectables_Kitchenalia_RL&hash=item27b5a438d5

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 10 7:43 pm Post subject:
Cobnut, When you mentioned your Copper Washing Possey, Is that the same as a Dolly?

Cobnut

Joined: 29 Aug 2008
Posts: 475
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 10 8:18 am Post subject:

The names used do vary, but this extract explains it:
ï¿½...The milking-stool-on-a-broomstick contraption to the right is generally called a dolly nowadays, but was also a dolly-legs, dolly-pegs, peggy, or maiden, in different parts of Britain. The metal cones on a handle (left) are usually possers in the UK, or plungers in the US, but can also be called dollies, possing-sticks, or poshers. Some people used sticks with grooved blocks of wood on the end, called dollies or ponches. (For "punching" the laundry)...ï¿½
https://www.oldandinteresting.com/washing-dollies.aspx

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 10 9:41 am Post subject:
Thanks, Seems regional

cassy

Joined: 04 Feb 2008
Posts: 1047
Location: South West Scotland

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 10 4:10 pm Post subject:

Cobnut wrote:

I did a proper clothes washing without a washing machine ï¿½dress rehearsalï¿½ yesterday and it was pretty successful.

So glad it went well! Soon you'll be wondering why you ever bothered with a machine. Just think, never having to wait for the washing machine repair man or search for the best/cheapest new machine when the one you've spent hundreds on part for, finally gives up the ghost. And you can have carbon neutral washing (if that's something that interests you) and get the washing done in a power cut ...

I do wonder what my Gran would have thought though. She gave her poss stick to a local museum and was very happy with her twin tub. Although I would love to use her poss stick, I think she would think I was mad to be doing the washing this way when I could use a machine instead.

shadiya

Joined: 02 Feb 2008
Posts: 1285

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 10 5:25 pm Post subject:

That's pretty impressive Cobnut. I've been thinking about a mangle and trying to psych myself up to doing the washing by hand but so far, have always retreated to the launderette, where one can legitimately read or knit or something, so as to ensure that perverts don't make off with your underwear!

Have to admit, that doing all my washing by hand is one bit of downsizing I've tried to ignore, I shall have to look at it again. How long do you reckon you spent on it?

Making your own bread/ sock / sausages or whatever is so much easier to get enthusiastic about, specially when you are as idle as I am!

Any suggestions on mangle purchasing? Should I look for a particular make? I'm thinking in terms of availability of spares etc

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8921
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 10 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: My fantastic ï¿½newï¿½ mangle
[quote="earthyvirgo"] Don't let me near it, they make fantastic etching presses EV[/quote and good clay slab rollers too

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