Washing machine is now basically automatic, as long as the clothes into it, turn on the power do not have to do it, quite effortless, but in the early days, the washing machine is actually hand-cranked, Jiaxing citizens Lee collection of a hand-washing machine.
Mr. Li is a native of Jiaxing. There is a treasure in his home that is a little bit special. It looks a bit like the popcorn machine we saw on the road in childhood. There is a blue round can in the middle with a handle next to it, The jar is spinning, the jar is marked with a place of production and a year of production, so what exactly is this thing doing?
Zhou Rongxian, a senior local collector in Jiaxing, said the thing is the first generation of washing machines in China, and the time was in the early 1980s.
With the current principle of the drum washing machine, wash clothes to be placed in the middle of the jar inside, and then put detergent or soap, screw the lid firmly, and then turn the rocker next to it will be able to turn up, because the jar Is sealed, it creates pressure, but although called the machine, but in fact it is all manual, the process of washing clothes is quite laborious.
Zhou Rongxian explained that the manual said above, hand turning the handle, shake fifteen minutes, stop, and then take it out, in fact, after taking out the clothing or not clean, have to go to the river to drift.
In that year, to buy such a washing machine, the cost is great.
Zhou Rongxian said that at that time it took two months to buy such a washing machine's wages. At that time, a month's wages were about 30 blocks, but also needed to provide two industrial vouchers. Industrial vouchers were made for every household, like buying a sewing machine, television Machines, bicycles and other items, should be used industrial vouchers, when coupons are nervous.
Later, with the emergence of semi-automatic and fully-automatic washing machines, the sales volume of this hand-held washing machine was getting worse and worse, slowly withdrawing from the stage of history.
Zhou Rongxian said that at that time, the idea of developing a machine was fine, but in the end it was not practical. The washing machine is actually very rare now, and it has seldom been seen. Such an old object also shows that at the time of reform and opening up, human creativity , All aspects of the idea also will be let go, this old thing, looked very kind.