From Mangle to Microwave. The mechanization of household work

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Author(s) Hardyment, Christina
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1988
Pages 220pp;illus
Publisher Polity
Place Published Cambridge

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Popular history of mechanization of the home in Britain and USA from 1850s, describing products and shedding light on their innovation. Contains little about production and industry, Chapters include 'Laundry work'; 'House cleaning'; 'Mechanical taylor'; 'The bathroom'; 'Homes without machines'; etc