The Invention That Changed Laundry Forever: Ellen Eglin🤎
In 1888, Ellen Eglin invented an early mechanical clothes wringer, a device designed to remove excess water from freshly washed clothing. Her invention featured two wooden rollers attached to a hand crank. After clothes were washed and rinsed, they were fed through the rollers, which squeezed out the water—dramatically reducing drying time and physical strain….