Object Record
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Metadata
Object |
Wringer, Mop |
Artist/Creator |
White Mop Wringer Co. |
Date |
1902 |
Description |
Sales model mop wringer made of black painted metal and wood. Stamped in blue on the top: No 1 White's Patent Perfection Mop Wringer is the Standard - We lead, others follow - trademark. White Mop Wringer Co. Fultonville, NY USA. Stamped on the metal on each side of the wringer: Patd. July 28, 91; Sept 11, 94; April 20, 02. Second side states: Mfrd. by White Mop Wringer Co. Jamaica, VT USA. |
Width (inches) |
5.000 |
Height (inches) |
7.000 |
Length (inches) |
16.000 |
Information |
In 1893 Cassius A. White invented the mop wringer in Jamaica, Vermont. He had previously manufactured butter tubs and sap buckets, but had an inventive streak that led him to patent washing machines and automatic check hook for horses. His teenage son, who was responsible for mopping their home, particularly urged him to invent a mop wringer. He partnered with O.N. Wardwell and Frank S. Porter and the business steadily grew. After White's death in 1901 his sons Hubert and Julius continued to be involved with the business and in 1904 the company moved to Fultonville, New York. |
Related People |
White, Cassius A. |
Credit line |
Gift of Mrs. Robert Tracy |
Catalog Number |
1989.100 |