Washing and Mangling

Window card announcing "Washing and Mangling Done Here"
Printed and Sold by M S Dellagana, 11 George Street,
facing the Post Office, Richmond
Early 20th century
241 x 159mm (9½ x 6¼in)

In Victorian times and into the early twentieth century taking in washing and keeping a mangle was a means for lots of women to earn a living or provide extra income for the family.

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