For many of us, history was something we learned in school, and I think we forgot more than we remembered. It might not be everyone’s best subject, but we can learn some cool things from it.
What we have in this interesting picture is part of that. A piece of history that millions of people used but might not be known today. To be honest, we think that most people wouldn’t even know what it is.
You should already know that it has something to do with washing. It’s been done for thousands of years, but the ways of doing it have changed over the years.
A very long time ago, people would beat their dirty clothes against a rock in the water. You put them in a machine these days, and they’re done in an hour.
It was easy for people to do their laundry with this cool little gadget we have here. It took a long time because of all the steps that had to be taken, like carrying the water, boiling it, cleaning, rinsing, wringing out the clothes, and drying them.
