Getting kids clothes clean back in 1930s was some job. There were only two choices: scrub the clothes on a washboard, or boil them.Boiling them got the dirt out, but damaged the threads,and they didnt last as long. After the clothes were laundered, they had to be ironed with a "Sad" iron. The iron was heated on the cook stove, no electricity in most homes back then.Those were the days !! Shelby

I remember even back in the 60's my grandmother had a washer she had to get the water from the well, wash them, ring them through the ringer.. Then fill the washer up again from the well to rinse the clothes, then run through the ringer again. I'll take my nice Kenmore washer... Thank you very much! Laura -----Original Message----- From: BurgessWV@aol.com [mailto:BurgessWV@aol.com] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 10:18 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Mothers Day Memories-ots Getting kids clothes clean back in 1930s was some job. There were only two choices: scrub the clothes on a washboard, or boil them.Boiling them got the dirt out, but damaged the threads,and they didnt last as long. After the clothes were laundered, they had to be ironed with a "Sad" iron. The iron was heated on the cook stove, no electricity in most homes back then.Those were the days !! Shelby ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429