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PRIZED POSSESSIONS
WELCOME TO
CARLTON McDANIEL'S
COLLECTION OF
WASH DAY PARAPHERNALIA!!

BUCKETS, TUBS AND WASH POTS

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Tap To Enlarge Buckets were used for drawing water from wells, springs, and streams, and "toting" (carrying) it to where the wash would be done.
Tap To Enlarge The long thin bucket was used for drawing water from a drilled well (most wells in this area were hand-dug). The white/red enameled bucket was used for carrying water from the well, spring or stream into the house. A bucket such as this one, filled with water, usually could be found in the kitchen when water was needed. A dipper was used to remove water from the bucket.
Tap To Enlarge Wash pots were used for heating water on wash day. Also, white clothes were boiled separately during the wash process to kill germs and make sheets and clothes whiter.
Tap To Enlarge This wash pot belonged to Amie McDaniel and was used by the family from 1930s till around 1960.
Tap To Enlarge Galvanized wash tub, the most common type. Several were used on wash day for rinsing clothes, soaking heavily-soiled items, holding extra water that might be needed. These were available in several sizes and in many household they saw double-duty as bath-tubs.
Tap To Enlarge Same galvanized wash tub from preceding picture. Handles made it relatively easy for two people to move or carry the tub, even when full of water or laundry. Such tubs also were used during "hog-killing" to hold meat and entrails.
Tap To Enlarge An unusual Revere Ware tub. Oval shaped.
Tap To Enlarge Close-up picture of manufacturer's mark.

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