The antithesis of the good enough mantra can be seen with this, a Hoover washing machine from 1948.
What may have been good enough then (the first British-made washing machine), is a horrible piece of crap now. But of course, that’s true for most types of machines ever made. [Science Museum]
John Kirkham
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 3:11 PMMy grandmother still used this same model until the late 70′s, I use to sit and watch the whole commotion, whilst visiting the farm in Sale – Victoria, Australia.
Trouble is, after using the wringer more than once with the same shirt garment etc, you needed damn good ironing skills for the chronic creases afterwards.