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The First one
The earliest washing "machine" was the scrub board, or wash board -
Drums?
American James King patented the first washing machine to use a drum. -
Smith
Hamilton Smith patented the rotary washing machine. -
Birthday Present....
William Blackstone of Indiana built a birthday present for his wife. It was a machine which removed and washed away dirt from clothes. This was the first washing machine designed for convenient use in the home. -
Thor the mighty and stong
The Thor was the first electric-powered washing machine. the Hurley Machine Company of Chicago, Illinois, the Thor washing machine was invented by Alva J. Fisher. The Thor was a drum type washing machine with a galvanized tub and an electric motor. -
Whirlpool
The Whirlpool Corporation started as a Upton Machine Co., founded in St. Joseph, Michigan, to produce electric motor-driven wringer washers. -
Punch cards
the Schulthess Group backed the invention of punched card control for washing machines. -
Europe
production of Europe's first automatic washing machines started -
Micro chip
the first microchip-controlled automatic washing machines were produced. -
Modern Times
micro-controllers were used for the timing process -
Tip Top
Staber Industries released the System 2000 washing machine, which is the only top-loading, horizontal-axis washer to be manufactured in the United States. -
Size Control
Fisher & Paykel introduced its SmartDrive washing machine line in the US. This washing machine uses a computer-controlled system to determine certain factors such as load size and automatically adjusts the wash cycle to match. -
Current Times
The are very technology use and they have see through tops